Witness in Scripture.
Explore witness in the Bible through the Hebrew 'Ed' (Witness, testimony) and Greek 'Martus' (Witness, martyr). Discover how every original-language word for Witness deepens your understanding of Scripture.
Greek Terms
of uncertain affinity martyr, record, witness. - a witness (literally (judicially) or figuratively (genitive case)) - by analogy, a "martyr"
record, report, testimony, witness. - evidence given (judicially or genitive case)
Hebrew Terms
contracted from עוּד witness. - concretely, a witness - abstractly, testimony - specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince 1) witness 1a) witness, testimony, evidence (of things) 1b) witness (of people)
feminine of עֵד testimony, witness. - testimony 1) testimony
Definition Comparison
| Strong's | Word | Language | Definition | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H5707 | עֵדʻêd | Hebrew | contracted from עוּד witness. - concretely, a witness - abstractly, testimony - specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince 1) witness 1a) witness, testimony, evidence (of things) 1b) witness (of people) | 59 |
| H5715 | עֵדוּתʻêdûwth | Hebrew | feminine of עֵד testimony, witness. - testimony 1) testimony | 57 |
| G3144 | μάρτυςmártys | Greek | of uncertain affinity martyr, record, witness. - a witness (literally (judicially) or figuratively (genitive case)) - by analogy, a "martyr" | 34 |
| G3141 | μαρτυρίαmartyría | Greek | record, report, testimony, witness. - evidence given (judicially or genitive case) | 33 |
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