testimony
marturia is a witness statement or public attestation whose truth, acceptance, or consistency may be assessed.
The term most often denotes a witness statement offered about a person or matter and evaluated for truth, acceptance, or consistency. It also names favorable public attestation and, in Revelation, a witness that people hold, complete, or maintain amid opposition.
Senses in use
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Witness statement evaluated as true, accepted, or consistent · dominant
This is the prevailing use for a statement or body of witness concerning a person or claim. In John 19:35 the APB renders the clause that the eyewitness's testimony is true; in John 3:32 the testimony concerns what was seen and heard but is not accepted; and in Mark 14:56 multiple testimonies are false and do not agree.
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Favorable or affirmed public attestation · occasional
The noun can identify an assessment given by others or a statement affirmed as true. In 1 Timothy 3:7 the APB renders a requirement for a good testimony from outsiders, while 3 John 1:12 describes testimony received from everyone and from the truth itself; Titus 1:13 calls the cited testimony true.
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Witness held or completed amid conflict · common
In Revelation, the term occurs in clauses about maintaining or finishing a witness. Revelation 11:7 says that they finish their testimony before the beast attacks, and Revelation 12:17 describes people who hold the testimony of Jesus as the dragon makes war on them; Revelation 12:11 also pairs the word of their testimony with overcoming.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB regularly uses “testimony” in the supplied verses, including statements received, rejected, judged true, or found inconsistent. In Revelation it also renders clauses about finishing, holding, or speaking a testimony; These English clauses indicate the verse context rather than a separate definition.