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Hebrew and Greek words used in Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures
Greek: martus / marturos
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Greek - martus / marturos
Strong's - Greek 3144
KJV - witness, martyr, record
NRSV - witness
CGED (page 111) - witness; martyr
Online Greek dictionary definition - click here
S&H references
S&H 134:4-8 The word martyr, from the Greek, means witness; but those who testified for Truth were so often persecuted unto death, that at length the word martyr was narrowed in its significance and so has come always to mean one who suffers for his convictions.
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