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witness
subs.
One who gives evidence: P. and V. μάρτῠς, ὁ or ἡ.
Eye witness: P. αὐτόπτης, ὁ, ὀπτήρ, ὁ, P. and V. ἐπόπτης, ὁ, V. κᾰτόπτης, ὁ ; see spectator.
One taken to witness: use adj., V. σῠνίστωρ (also Thuc. 2.74, but rare P.).
Without witness, unattested, adj.: P. ἀμάρτυρος, V. ἀ̆μαρτύ̆ρητας.
(Do a thing) without witnesses: P. (πράσσειν) ἀμαρτύρως (Dem. 869).
Evidence: Ar. and P. μαρτῠρία, ἡ, V. μαρτύ̆ρια, τά, μαρτύρημα, τό ; see evidence.Call to witness, v.: P. and V. μαρτύ̄ρεσθαι (acc.), Ar. and P. ἐπῐμαρτύ̄ρεσθαι (acc.).
Protest: P. διαμαρτύρεσθαι.
He consenting thereto and calling the gods to witness: V. ὅδʼ αἰνέσας ταῦθʼ ὁρκίους τε δοὺς θεούς (Eur. Phoen. 481).
Bear witness: see under witness, v.
False witness: P. ψευδομαρτυρία, ἡ.
One who gives false witness: P. ψευδόμαρτυς, ὁ.
witness
v. trans.
Behold: P. and V. ἀθρεῖν, θεᾶσθαι, θεωρεῖν ; see behold.
Witness a document: see under sign.
Give evidence, bear witness: P. and V. μαρτῠρεῖν, ἐκμαρτῠρεῖν.
Bear witness to: P. and V. μαρτῠρεῖν (τινί τι), ἐκμαρτῠρεῖν (τι), P. ἐπιμαρτυρεῖν (τινί τι).
My husband needs none to bear witness to his renown: V. οὑμὸς δʼ ἀμαρτύρητος εὐκλεὴς πόσις (Eur. H. F. 290).
Bear witness in favour of a person: P. and V. συμμαρτῠρεῖν (dat. of person, acc. of thing or absol.).
Bear witness against a person P. καταμαρτυρεῖν (gen. or absol.).
Bear witness besides: P. προσμαρτυρεῖν.
Bear false witness against: P. καταψευδομαρτυρεῖσθαι (gen. or absol.).
Bear false witness: P. ψευδομαρτυρεῖν.

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