marturomai denotes making a stated affirmation, whether declaring innocence, obligation, or an exhortation.

The attested use describes making a stated declaration: it frames claims of innocence and obligation in Acts 20:26 and Galatians 5:3, an exhortation in Ephesians 4:17, and accompanying spoken witness in Acts 26:22 and 1 Thessalonians 2:12.

1. Making a stated declaration · dominant

   The present forms introduce or accompany direct declarations. In Acts 20:26 the APB renders a declaration of innocence from the blood of all; in Galatians 5:3 it renders a declaration that the circumcised person is obligated to do the whole law; and in Ephesians 4:17 it introduces an admonition not to walk as the Gentiles walk. The participial forms occur with speaking and exhortation: in Acts 26:22 the APB renders standing and speaking to small and great, and in 1 Thessalonians 2:12 it renders pleading, encouraging, and testifying that the readers should walk worthily of God.

   Acts 20:26Galatians 5:3Ephesians 4:17Acts 26:221 Thessalonians 2:12

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB consistently presents the term with “testify” or “testifying” in these verses. Its wording confirms the declarative setting without isolating every nuance of the Greek form.