ἐπιμαρτυρῶν
epimartyréō
testifying
To provide additional testimony, to bear witness further or in addition; to confirm or corroborate through testimony. Used primarily in legal or formal testimony settings, this verb emphasizes the act of supporting or strengthening statements or claims by testifying.
1 Peter 5:12 · Word #14
Lexicon G1957
| Lemma | ἐπιμαρτυρέω |
| Transliteration | epimartyréō |
| Strong's | G1957 |
| Definition | To provide additional testimony, to bear witness further or in addition; to confirm or corroborate through testimony. Used primarily in legal or formal testimony settings, this verb emphasizes the act of supporting or strengthening statements or claims by testifying. |
Morphology V PRS ACT PTCP NOM M SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state of being |
| Tense | PRS — Present — Ongoing or repeated action |
| Voice | ACT — Active — The subject performs the action |
| Mood | PTCP — Participle — A verbal adjective |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | testifying |
| Literal | testifying |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἐπιμαρτυρέω |
| Strong's | G1957 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G1957-01
bearing additional witness
| Morphological Notes | Verb, present active participle, nominative masculine singular; denotes an ongoing action performed by a masculine singular subject functioning substantivally or adjectivally. |
| Rendering Rationale | The present active participle conveys ongoing action, and the compound verb (ἐπί + μαρτυρέω) emphasizes adding further or supporting testimony. "Bearing additional witness" preserves both the root sense of testifying and the intensifying prefix indicating corroboration. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
bearing additional witness
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 fully captures the intensifying and legal sense of ἐπιμαρτυρῶν per SILEX definition. |