μαρτυρία

marturiva marturiva,
marturiva",
hJ (
marturevw, which see) (from Homer down);1. a testifying: the office committed to the prophets of testifying concerning future events, .2. what one testifies, testimony: universally, ; in a legal sense, of testimony before a judge: ; ; with the genitive of the subjunctive, ; ; ;
katav
tivno", against one, ; in an historical sense, of the testimony of an historian: ; ; in an ethical sense, of testimony concerning one's character: ; ; ; in a predominantly dogmatic sense respecting matters relating to the truth of Christianity: of the testimony establishing the Messiahship and the divinity of Jesus (see
marturevw, a.), given by -- John the Baptist: ; ;
hJ
marturiva
tou'
!Iwavnnou, ; Jesus himself, with a genitive of the subjunctive, ; f; God, in the prophecies of Scripture concerning Jesus tile Messiah, in the endowments conferred upon him, in the works done by him, ; through the Holy Spirit, in the Christian's blessed consciousness of eternal life and of reconciliation with God, obtained by baptism ((cf. references under the word
bavptisma, 3)) and the expiatory death of Christ, with a subject. genitive
tou'
Qeou', , cf. ; the apostles,
sou
thvn
marturivan
periv
ejmou', (Winer's Grammar, 137 (130)); the other followers of Christ: ; with a genitive of the subjunctive
aujtw'n, ; with a genitive of the object
!Ihsou', ; ; (
e[cein this
marturiva is to hold the testimony, to persevere steadfastly in bearing it, ; ; (see
e[cw, I. 1 d.); others, however, explain it to have the duty of testifying laid upon oneself); elsewhere the testimony of Christ is that which he gives concerning divine things, of which he alone has thorough knowledge, ,f;
hJ
marturiva
!Ihsou', that testimony which he gave concerning future events relating to the consummation of the kingdom of God, (cf. ,);
diav
thvn
marturivan
!Ihsou'
Cristou', to receive this testimony, .*