μαρτύριον [ῠ], τό,
testimony, proof, πρῶτον καὶ μέγιστον μ. [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.22, compare 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “I.” 4(3).10, etc.: frequently in _plural_, μαρτύρια θέσθαι 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.55, compare 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 1095 (Lyric poetry), “Eu.” 485, 797; μετ᾽ ἀειμνήστου μ. 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.33 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; μαρτύριον δέ.., followed by γάρ, here is a proof, namely.., [[[prev. work] 8 ] Refs], etc.; μέγα τόδε μ.,.. γάρ [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.120. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II τὰ μ. the tables of the Decalogue, [[ LXX.Lev.16.13, +others ] LXX]
__III shrine of a martyr, [[ 6th c.AD: Aëtius Medicus 15.15 (a) Z., “POxy.” 941.4 (6th c.AD), etc. ] Refs 6th c.AD+]