Acts 22:15:3Acts.22.15.W3TAB
μάρτυς
martys
“a witness”
- Transliteration
- MAR-tys
- Extended
- MAR-tyhs
- IPA
- /ˈmar.tys/
Meaning by language
- English
- a witness
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
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 | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
MAR-tys
- sentence
HO-ti E-sêi MAR-tys au-TOI pros PAN-tas an-THRŌ-pous HŌN he-Ō-ra-kas KAI Ê-kou-sas
Exegesis
The predicate nominative martys {μάρτυς | már-tus} assigns the identity “witness.”
Root and etymology
martusmu–alpha–rho–tau–upsilon–sigma
“witness, one who testifies”
In context — Acts 22:15
For you will testify as His witness to all people about what you have seen and heard.
About this coordinate
Acts 22:15:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 22:15, so the Greek word μάρτυς (martys) 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.22.15.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.22.15.W3.S1) and character.