HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5715
עֵדוּת
e.dut — testimony
testimony
57 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
Testimony
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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GREEK · G3141
μαρτυρία
marturia — testimony
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)
33 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G3142
μαρτύριον
marturion — testimony
μαρτύριον, -ου, τό (μάρτυρ) [in LXX chiefly for מוֹעֵד, also for עֵדָה, עֵדוּת and cogn. forms ;] a testimony, witness, proof (Hdt., Thuc., al.): with genitive subj., 2Co.1:12, 2Th.1:10; with genitive obj., Act.4:33, 1Co.1:6 2:1 (WH, txt., R, txt., μυστήριον; 2Ti.1:8; εἰς μ., Mat.8:4 10:18 Mat.24:14, Mrk.1:44 6:11 13:9, Luk.5:14 9:5 21:13, Heb.3:5, Jas.5:3; τὸ μ. καιροῖς ἰδίοις (CGT, in l), 1Ti.2:6; ἡ σκηνὴ τοῦ μ. (LXX for מוֹעֵד אֹהֶל), Act.7:44, Rev.15:5.† (AS)
19 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8584
תְּעוּדָה
te.u.dah — testimony
1) testimony, attestation, confirmation 1a) testimony, (prophetic) injunction 1b) attestation
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H571
אֱמֶת
e.met — truth: faithful
: faithful 1) firmness, faithfulness, truth 1a) sureness, reliability 1b) stability, continuance 1c) faithfulness, reliableness 1d) truth 1d1) as spoken 1d2) of testimony and judgment 1d3) of divine instruction 1d4) truth as a body of ethical or religious knowledge 1d5) true doctrine adv 2) in truth, truly
123 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8267
שֶׁ֫קֶר
she.qer — deception
1) lie, deception, disappointment, falsehood 1a) deception (what deceives or disappoints or betrays one) 1b) deceit, fraud, wrong 1b1) fraudulently, wrongfully (as adverb) 1c) falsehood (injurious in testimony) 1c1) testify falsehood, false oath, swear falsely 1d) falsity (of false or self-deceived prophets) 1e) lie, falsehood (in general) 1e1) false tongue 1f) in vain
108 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5707
עֵד
ed — witness
1) witness 1a) witness, testimony, evidence (of things) 1b) witness (of people)
60 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G591
ἀποδίδωμι
apodidōmi — to pay
ἀπο-δίδωμι [in LXX for מָכַר, שׁוּב hi., נָתַן, שָׁלֵם pi., etc. ;] to give up or back, restore, return: Mat.27:58, Luk.4:20 9:42 19:8; esp. of wages, debts, oaths, etc. (MM, see word), to render what is due, to pay (Deiss., LAE, 334 f.): absol., Mat.18:25, 28, Luk.7:42. with accusative, Mat.5:26 18:29-30, 34 20:8 21:41 22:21, Mrk.12:17, Luk.10:35 12:59 20:25, Rom.13:7, Heb.12:11, Rev.22:2; ὅρκους, Mat.5:33 (cf. Num.30:3, Deu.23:21 al.); of conjugal duty, τ. ὀφειλήν, 1Co.7:3; ἀμοιβάς, 1Ti.5:4; μαρτύριον, to give (as in duty bound) testimony, Act.4:33; λόγον, to render account, Mat.12:36, Luk.16:2, Act.19:40, Heb.13:17, 1Pe.4:5; hence of requital, recompense, both in good and bad sense, Mat.6:4, 6 6:18 16:27, Rom.2:6, 2Ti.4:8 4:14 Rev.18:6 22:12; κακὸν ἀντὶ κακοῦ, Rom.12:17, 1Th.5:15, 1Pe.3:9. Mid., to give up of one's own, hence to sell (fr. Hdt. on): with accusative of thing(s), Act.5:8, Heb.12:16; with accusative of person(s), Act.7:9 (cf. ἀνταποδίδωμι) .† (AS)
46 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5713
עֵדָה
e.dah — witness
testimony, witness
25 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G5577
ψευδομαρτυρία
pseudomarturia — false testimony
ψευδο-μαρτυρία, -ας, ἡ false witness: Mat.15:19 26:59.† (AS)
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H133
אַדְמָתָא
ad.ma.ta — Admatha
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Est.1.14 § Admatha = "a testimony to them" prince of Persia in reign of Ahasuerus (Xerxes)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →Historical dictionary entry
(1.) Witness or evidence (2 Thess. 1:10). (2.) The Scriptures, as the revelation of God’s will (2 Kings 11:12; Ps. 19:7; 119:88; Isa. 8:16, 20). (3.) The altar raised by the Gadites and Reubenites (Josh. 22:10).
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.