Epimartureo describes giving testimony while affirming that the readers stand in God’s true grace.

The sole attested use presents the term as testimony that affirms the message about God’s true grace and the readers’ standing in it.

1. Affirming testimony about true grace · dominant

   In 1 Peter 5:12, ἐπιμαρτυρῶν is a present active nominative singular masculine participle alongside exhorting; the testimony concerns “this is the true grace of God, in which you stand.” The APB renders the clause “exhorting and testifying that this is the true grace of God.”

   1 Peter 5:12

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Peter 5:12, the APB presents the participial action with “testifying” alongside “exhorting.” That wording confirms the clause’s overall presentation rather than isolating every nuance of the term.