Acts 26:5:6Acts.26.5.W6TAB
μαρτυρεῖν
martyrein
“to testify”
- Transliteration
- mar-ty-REIN
- Extended
- mahr-ty-REIN
- IPA
- /mar.tyˈreːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- to testify
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 | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
mar-ty-REIN
- sentence
pro-gi-NO-skon-DES me A-nō-then e-AN THE-lo-si mar-ty-REIN HO-ti ka-TA tēn a-kri-be-STA-tēn HAI-re-sin tês hē-me-TE-ras thrē-ske-I-as E-dzē-sa pha-ri-SAI-os
Exegesis
This participial clause is followed by a conditional clause introduced by ean thelosi martyrein {ἐὰν θέλωσι μαρτυρεῖν | e-án thél-ō-si mar-tu-reîn} ‘if they are willing to testify,’ using the subjunctive to indicate a potential, not guaranteed, action based on their willingness.
In context — Acts 26:5
They have known me from the beginning , if they are willing to testify, that according to the strictest sect of our religion I lived as a Pharisee .
About this coordinate
Acts 26:5:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Acts 26:5, so the Greek word μαρτυρεῖν (martyrein) 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.26.5.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.26.5.W6.S1) and character.