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Strong's G3141 μαρτυρία (martyria)

Martyria means “record” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H3141 — yoram (“Joram”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G3141
Language Greek
Linked Usages 43
Books 16

Strong's G3141 Quick Answer

Strong's G3141 μαρτυρία (marturia) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. marturia (mar-too-ree'-ah) n. 1. evidence given (judicially or genitive case) [from G3144] It has 43 linked Bible usages across 16 books. Visible English usage signals include testimony, witness, record, given, and report. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
marturia (mar-too-ree'-ah) n. 1. evidence given (judicially or genitive case) [from G3144]
Usage
43 linked usages
Books
16 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
testimony, witness, record, given, and report

Meaning and Definition

marturia (mar-too-ree'-ah) n. 1. evidence given (judicially or genitive case) [from G3144] KJV: record, report, testimony, witness Root(s): G3144

Original Word
μαρτυρία
Transliteration
marturia
Derivation
Root: μάρτυς R1: 3144
Morphology
noun

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G3141. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

testimony

Usage: μαρτυρία, -ας, ἡ (μαρτυρέω), [in LXX: Gen.31:47 R (גַּלְעֵד), Exo.20:16, Deu.5:20 (17), Pro.25:18, Psa.19:7 (עֵד, עֵדוּת), Pro.12:19, Sir.31:23-24, 4Ma.6:32 * ;] witness, testimony, evidence: Mrk.14:56, Luk.22:71, Jhn.5:34 19:35 21:24, 1Ti.3:7, Tit.1:13, 3Jn.12, Rev.11:7; with genitive subj., Mrk.14:59, Jhn.8:17 (LXX aliter), 1Jn.5:9; before κατά, with genitive of person(s), Mrk.14:55; esp. of witness concerning Christ and divine things, Jhn.1:7 3:11, 32-33 5:32, 36 Rev.6:9;

with genitive subj., Jhn.1:19 5:31 8:13-14, Act.22:18, 1Jn.5:9-11, Rev.12:11; with genitive obj., Rev.1:2, 9 12:17 19:10 20:4; μ. ἔχειν, Rev.6:9 12:17 19:10.† (AS)

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How Strong's G3141 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render marturia, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

testimony John 3:32 12× witness Mark 14:55 10× record John 1:19 given John 5:36 report 1 Timothy 3:7

How Strong's G3141 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is New Testament with 33 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G3141 (μαρτυρία) appears 10 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G3141 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G3141 in the New Testament

33 indexed usages in New Testament.

Mark 14:55 KJV

And the chief priests and all the council sought for witness against Jesus to put him to death; and found none.

Mark 14:56 KJV

For many bare false witness against him, but their witness agreed not together.

Mark 14:59 KJV

But neither so did their witness agree together.

Strong's G3141 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

6 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 31:47 Septuagint / Brenton

And Laban called it, the Heap of Testimony; and Jacob called it, the Witness Heap.

Exodus 20:16 Septuagint / Brenton

Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.

Deuteronomy 5:20 Septuagint / Brenton

Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.

Strong's G3141 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

4 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

4 Maccabees 6:32 Septuagint / Brenton

For had the passions been superior to reasoning, I would have given them the witness of this mastery.

Wisdom of Sirach 31:23 Septuagint / Brenton

When one buildeth, and another pulleth down, What profit have they then but labor?

Wisdom of Sirach 31:24 Septuagint / Brenton

When one prayeth, and another curseth, Whose voice will the Lord hear?

Usage Excerpts

First 43 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G3141.

Genesis 31:47 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Laban called it, the Heap of Testimony; and Jacob called it, the Witness Heap.
Exodus 20:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.
Deuteronomy 5:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.
Psalms 18:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The law of the Lord is perfect, converting souls: The testimony of the Lord is faithful, instructing babes.
Proverbs 12:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But a hasty witness has an unjust tongue.
Proverbs 32:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Mark 14:55 New Testament, KJV
And the chief priests and all the council sought for witness against Jesus to put him to death; and found none.
Mark 14:56 New Testament, KJV
For many bare false witness against him, but their witness agreed not together.
Mark 14:59 New Testament, KJV
But neither so did their witness agree together.
Luke 22:71 New Testament, KJV
And they said, What need we any further witness? for we ourselves have heard of his own mouth.
John 1:7 New Testament, KJV
The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.
John 1:19 New Testament, KJV
And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?
John 3:11 New Testament, KJV
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.
John 3:32 New Testament, KJV
And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony.
John 3:33 New Testament, KJV
He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true.
John 5:31 New Testament, KJV
If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.
John 5:32 New Testament, KJV
There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true.
John 5:34 New Testament, KJV
But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved.
John 5:36 New Testament, KJV
But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.
John 8:13 New Testament, KJV
The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest record of thyself; thy record is not true.
John 8:14 New Testament, KJV
Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear record of myself, yet my record is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go.
John 8:17 New Testament, KJV
It is also written in your law, that the testimony of two men is true.
John 19:35 New Testament, KJV
And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe.
John 21:24 New Testament, KJV
This is the disciple which testifieth of these things, and wrote these things: and we know that his testimony is true.
Acts 22:18 New Testament, KJV
And saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.
1 Timothy 3:7 New Testament, KJV
Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
Titus 1:13 New Testament, KJV
This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;
1 John 5:9 New Testament, KJV
If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son.
1 John 5:10 New Testament, KJV
He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.
1 John 5:11 New Testament, KJV
And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
3 John 1:12 New Testament, KJV
Demetrius hath good report of all men, and of the truth itself: yea, and we also bear record; and ye know that our record is true.
Revelation 1:2 New Testament, KJV
Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.
Revelation 1:9 New Testament, KJV
I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.
Revelation 6:9 New Testament, KJV
And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:
Revelation 11:7 New Testament, KJV
And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.
Revelation 12:11 New Testament, KJV
And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
Revelation 12:17 New Testament, KJV
And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
Revelation 19:10 New Testament, KJV
And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
Revelation 20:4 New Testament, KJV
And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
4 Maccabees 6:32 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For had the passions been superior to reasoning, I would have given them the witness of this mastery.
Wisdom of Sirach 31:23 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
When one buildeth, and another pulleth down, What profit have they then but labor?
Wisdom of Sirach 31:24 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
When one prayeth, and another curseth, Whose voice will the Lord hear?
Wisdom of Sirach 45:17 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
He gave unto him his commandments, And authority in the statutes of judgments, That he should teach Jacob the testimonies, And inform Israel in his laws.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G3141, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Exodus 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Mark 3 usages, New Testament
Luke 1 usage, New Testament
John 14 usages, New Testament
Acts 1 usage, New Testament
1 Timothy 1 usage, New Testament
Titus 1 usage, New Testament
1 John 3 usages, New Testament
3 John 1 usage, New Testament
Revelation 8 usages, New Testament
4 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G3141 FAQ

What does martyria (μαρτυρία) mean?

Martyria (Strong's G3141) is a Greek word most simply glossed "record". marturia (mar-too-ree'-ah) n. 1. evidence given (judicially or genitive case) [from G3144]

How many times is martyria (μαρτυρία) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 43 linked usages for Strong's G3141 across 16 books.

Where can I study martyria (μαρτυρία) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G3141 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate martyria (μαρτυρία)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as testimony, witness, record, given, and report. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G3141 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 6 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 4 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G3141, with linked reader references where each row is available.