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μάρτυς

martys

witness

Appears 15 times across Aristotle's works.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

μάρτυς, ὁ, ἡ, Cret., Epid. μαῖτυς Leg.Gort. 1.13, al., IG 42(1).42, Cret. also μαίτυρς GDI 4998 v ii; gen. μάρτῠρος, acc. -ῠρα Hes. Op. 371, etc., formed from μάρτυρ (q. v.), exc. acc. μάρτῠν Simon. 84. 4, Men. 1034, Plu. 2.49a; dat. pl. μάρτῠσι (but μάρτυρσι prob. in Hippon. 51):—A. witness (not in Hom.), Hes. l.c., h.Merc. 372, Thgn. 1226, etc.; ἄμμιν μάρτυς ἔστω Ζεύς Pi. P. 4.167, cf. A. Eu. 664; ἁμέραι δʼ ἐπίλοιποι μ. σοφώτατοι Pi. O. 1.34; τούτων μάρτυρας καλῶ θεούς S. Tr. 1248, cf. E. Ph. 491; μάρτυρα θέσθαι τινά Id. Supp. 261; μ. θεοὺς ποιεῖσθαι Th. 4.87, etc.; μάρτυρι χρῆσθαί τινι Arist. Rh. 1375b30; μάρτυρας παρέχεσθαι produce witnesses, Pl. Grg. 471e, cf. D. 27.51, etc.; μάρτυρες παρίστανται X. Cyr. 1.6.16; μάρτυρα παράγεσθαι, μάρτυρας ἐπάγεσθαι, Pl. Lg. 836c, R. 364c; δικάζει ταῦτα μαρτύρων ὅπο A. Supp. 934; μαρτύρων ἐναντίον Antipho 1.28, Ar. Ec. 448; ἐν μάρτυσι Pl. Smp. 175e; τί δεῖται μάρτυρος; Id. R. 340a. II. martyr, Apoc. 2.13, etc. III. Astrol., in aspect, μάρτυρες ἀλλήλων Man. 4.451. (Cf. μάρτυρ, μάρτυρος.)

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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