καταμαρτυρέω

katamartyreō · testify against

Greek word · Strong’s number G2649 · appears 3 times in the Bible

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What it means

katamartyreō (καταμαρτυρέω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “testify against”.

Someone.

How to say it

ka·ta·mar·ty·re·ō

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. To give evidence in court to someone's harm.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

  • testifying against ×2
  • they testify against ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Matthew 26:62

    And the high priest stood up and said to him, “Do you answer nothing? What are these men testifying against you?”

  • Matthew 27:13

    Then Pilate says to him, “Do you not hear how many things they testify against you?”

  • Mark 14:60

    And the high priest stood up in the middle and questioned Jesus, saying, “Do you not answer anything? What is it that these men are testifying against you?”