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μαρτύρομαι

martyromai

call to witness, invoke

Appears 14 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

μαρτύρομαι [ῡ], fut. μαρτῠροῦμαι (δια-) LXX Ps. 80(81).9 (cod. Alex.): aor. ἐμαρτῡράμην Pl. Phlb. 47d, App. BC 2.47:—A. call to witness, invoke, c. acc. pers., Antipho 1.29, S. OC 813, etc.; esp. of the gods, Ἄρτεμιν, γαῖαν καὶ θεούς, E. Hipp. 1451, Ph. 626; δαίμονας, ὡς . . Id. Med. 619: c. acc. et inf., ὑμᾶς δʼ ἀκούειν ταῦτʼ ἐγὼ μαρτύρομαι A. Eu. 643, etc.: c. part., μαρτύρομαι τυπτόμενος I call you to witness that . . , Ar. Av. 1031, cf. E. HF 858 (troch.). 2. c. acc. rei, call one to witness a thing, Hdt. 1.44, Ar. Ra. 528, Pl. 932. 3. protest, asseverate, μ. ὅτι . . Id. Nu. 1222, Th. 6.80; ταῦτα Pl. l.c.: abs., μαρτύρομαι I protest, Ar. Ach. 926, Lys. 3.15. 4. c. acc. pers. et gen. rei, οἱ δὲ τῆς τῶν θεῶν . . παραγωγῆς τὸν Ὅμηρον μ. ὅτι . . cite Homer as a witness of . . , Pl. R. 364d; ἐμαυτὸν μ. τῆς φιλοτιμίας App. l. c.; μ. τινὶ ὅτι . . Ep.Gal. 5.3; τοὺς ἀποστάντας μ. τῆς ἐπιορκίας remind them of . . , App. BC 5.129.
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