μαρτυρία

A. testimony, Διονύσου μαρτυρίῃσι Od. 11.325, cf. Hes. Op. 282 (pl.): freq. both sg. and pl., μ. τινός his evidence, Antipho 2.2.7; μ. παρέχεσθαι Pl. Smp. 179b; εἰς μ. κληθῆναι Id. Lg. 937a; μαρτυριῶν ἀπέχεσθαι to refuse to give evidence, Ar. Eq. 1316; ἐμβάλλεσθαι μ. ψευδῆ D. 54.31; γράφειν μ. τινί serve him with a subpoena, Aeschin. 1.45; μ. ἔχειν παρά τινων ἔκ τινων Arist. Pol. 1338a36: in non-legal sense, commendation, πάσης μ. ἐπιτήδειον (in sense of ἄξιον) SIG 1073.17 (Olympia, ii A.D.): in pl., demonstrations of favour, POxy. 41.18 (iii/iv A.D.).

II. Astrol., aspect, Vett. Val.5.5, Gal. 19.532, Man. 1.124, Procl. Par.Ptol. 255.