katamartureo denotes people giving testimony directed against Jesus in the trial questions recorded in the Gospels.

The attested verses consistently place the verb in questions about men giving testimony against Jesus: the high priest asks about it in Mark 14:60 and Matthew 26:62, and Pilate asks whether Jesus hears the many things alleged in Matthew 27:13.

1. Giving testimony against someone · dominant

   In Mark 14:60 and Matthew 26:62, the present active plural form occurs in the high priest's questions about what men are saying against Jesus. In Matthew 27:13, Pilate similarly asks whether Jesus hears the many things being testified against him; the APB renders these clauses with “testify against you” and “testifying against you.”

   Mark 14:60Matthew 26:62Matthew 27:13

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across all three verses, the APB presents the clause with “testify against” or “testifying against.” These renderings confirm the direction of the testimony within each question rather than isolate every element of the Greek verb.