◄ 4828. summartureó ►
Strong's Lexicon summartureó: To bear witness with, to testify together Original Word: συμμαρτυρέω Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: summartureó Pronunciation: soom-mar-too-reh'-o Phonetic Spelling: (soom-mar-too-reh'-o) Definition: I bear witness together with. Meaning: To bear witness with, to testify in support of, to corroborate or confirm by testimony. Word Origin: From σύν (syn, "with, together") and μαρτυρέω (martyreō, "to bear witness, testify") Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for συμμαρτυρέω, the concept of bearing witness or testimony is prevalent in the Hebrew Scriptures. Some related Hebrew words include עֵד (ed, "witness") and עוּד (ud, "to bear witness, testify"). These terms capture the essence of providing testimony or confirmation, similar to the Greek concept of συμμαρτυρέω. Usage: The verb συμμαρτυρέω is used in the New Testament to describe the act of bearing witness or testifying in conjunction with another. It implies a joint testimony or confirmation of a truth or fact. Context: The Greek verb συμμαρτυρέω appears in the New Testament to convey the idea of joint testimony or corroboration. It is used to describe the action of the Holy Spirit or other witnesses in confirming the truth of a statement or belief. This term emphasizes the collaborative nature of the testimony, often involving divine or spiritual confirmation alongside human witness. In Romans 8:16, the Apostle Paul uses συμμαρτυρέω to describe the Holy Spirit's role in affirming the believer's identity as a child of God: "The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children." Here, the Holy Spirit acts as a co-witness, providing internal assurance to the believer of their adoption into God's family. Another instance is found in Romans 9:1, where Paul asserts the truthfulness of his conscience, supported by the Holy Spirit: "I speak the truth in Christ—I am not lying, my conscience confirms it through the Holy Spirit." This usage highlights the Spirit's role in validating the sincerity and truth of Paul's message. The concept of συμμαρτυρέω underscores the importance of divine confirmation in the believer's life, providing assurance and validation of spiritual truths. It reflects the cooperative relationship between the human and the divine in the process of bearing witness to the truth. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from sun and martureó Definition to testify or bear witness with NASB Translation bearing witness (1), testifies (2). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4828: συμμαρτυρέω συμμαρτυρέω, συμμαρτύρω (T WH συνμαρτυρέω (cf. σύν, II. at the end)); to bear witness with, bear joint witness (with one): συμμαρτυρούσης τῆς συνειδήσεως, their conscience also bearing witness, Romans 2:15 (i. e. together with the deeds of the Gentiles, which accord with the law of God and so bear witness (cf. Winer's Grammar, 580 (539))); followed by ὅτι, Romans 9:1 (besides the fact that the close felloship I have with Christ compels me to tell the truth); τῷ πνεύματι ἡμῶν, with our spirit already giving its testimony, Romans 8:16. Middle present 1 person singular Συμμαρτυροῦμαι, I testify on my own behalf besides (i. e. besides those things which I have already testified in this book), Revelation 22:18 Rec.; but the true reading here, μαρτυρῶ, was restored by Griesbach (Sophocles, Euripides, Thucydides, Plato, others.) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance testify unto, bear witness From sun and martureo; to testify jointly, i.e. Corroborate by (concurrent) evidence -- testify unto, (also) bear witness (with). see GREEK sun see GREEK martureo Forms and Transliterations συμμαρτυρεῖ σύμμαρτυρει συμμαρτυρόμενος συμμαρτυρούσης συμμαχήσετε συμμαχία συνεμαρτυρόμην συνεμάχησαν συνμαρτυρει συνμαρτυρεῖ συνμαρτυρουσης συνμαρτυρούσης summarturei summarturouses summarturousēs symmartyrei symmartyreî symmartyrouses symmartyrousēs symmartyroúses symmartyroúsēs Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Romans 2:15 V-PPA-GFS GRK: καρδίαις αὐτῶν συμμαρτυρούσης αὐτῶν τῆς NAS: their conscience bearing witness and their thoughts KJV: conscience also bearing witness, and INT: hearts of them bearing witness with their Romans 8:16 V-PIA-3S GRK: τὸ πνεῦμα συμμαρτυρεῖ τῷ πνεύματι NAS: Himself testifies with our spirit KJV: itself beareth witness with our INT: the Spirit bears witness with the Spirit Romans 9:1 V-PPA-GFS GRK: οὐ ψεύδομαι συμμαρτυρούσης μοι τῆς NAS: my conscience testifies with me in the Holy KJV: also bearing me witness in the Holy INT: not I lie bearing witness with me the Strong's Greek 4828 3 Occurrences συμμαρτυρεῖ — 1 Occ. συμμαρτυρούσης — 2 Occ.