μαρτυρία
μὴ ἐν πολλοῖς ὀλίγα λέγε, ἀλλ΄ ἐν ὀλίγοις πολλά → don't say little in many words, but much in a few words (Stobaeus quoting Pythagoras)
English (LSJ)
ἡ,
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) SIG1073.17 (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.
