διαμαρτύρομαι

English (LSJ)

[ῡ], aor. 1 -μαρτῡράμην: pf. -μεμαρτύρημαι [ῠ], Dep.:—abs.,

   A call gods and men to witness, protest solemnly, esp. in case of falsehood or wrong, βοᾶν καὶ δ. D.18.23,143; δ. μή .., c. inf., Id.33.20; δ. ὅπως μή .., c. fut., Id.42.28; δ. τινὶ μὴ ποιεῖν protest against his doing, Aeschin.2.89: c. inf., Plb.1.33.5,al.; call to witness, ὑμῖν τὸν οὐρανόν LXXJu.7.28.    2 generally, protest, asseverate, Pl.Phd.101a, etc., PSI4.422(iii B.C.): c. acc., bear witness to, τὸ εὐαγγέλιον Act.Ap.20.24; testify, LXXDe.32.46, al.; τῇ Ἱερουσαλὴμ τὰς ἀνομίας αὐτῆς ib.Ez.16.2.    3 abs., beg earnestly of one, conjure him, X.Cyr.7.1.9; δ. καὶ παρακαλεῖν Act.Ap.2.40; δ. τινὰ ἵνα . . 1 Ep.Ti.5.21.

German (Pape)

[Seite 589] 1) dep. med., Götter u. Menschen zu Zeugen anrufen, beschwören, gegen erlittenes Unrecht od. falsche Anklage, seq. μή, c. inf., Dem. 33, 20 u. öfter, ὅπως μὴ φανήσονται 42, 28. – 2) bezeugen, Plat. Phaedr. 260 e Phaed. 100 e. – 3) auch = beschwören, dringend bitten, Xen. Cyr. 7, 1, 17; μὴ ποιεῖν, das nicht zu thun, Pol. 1, 33, 5. 3, 15, 5 u. Sp.; καὶ κωλύειν 3, 110, 4.