Acts 20:26:2Acts.20.26.W2TAB
μαρτύρομαι
martyromai
“I testify”
- Transliteration
- mar-TY-ro-mai
- Extended
- mahr-TY-roh-mai
- IPA
- /marˈty.ro.mai/
Meaning by language
- English
- I testify
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mar-TY-ro-mai
- sentence
di-O-ti mar-TY-ro-mai hy-MEEN en têi SÊ-me-ron hê-ME-rai HO-ti ka-tha-ROS EI-mi a-PO tou HAI-ma-tos PAN-tōn
Exegesis
The verb martyromai {μαρτύρομαι | mar-tý-ro-mai} ‘I testify’ serves as a formal act of witness, imparting a juridical tone.
Root and etymology
Rootmu–alpha–rho–tau–upsilon–rho–epsilon–omega
“to bear witness, testify”
In context — Acts 20:26
Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all.
About this coordinate
Acts 20:26:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 20:26, so the Greek word μαρτύρομαι (martyromai) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.20.26.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.26.W2.S1) and character.