How many times is the word witness used in the bible?

Answer 1

The NIV uses "witness" 108 times in The Bible (63 times in the Old Testament and 45 times in the New Testament.) In the King James, it's 167 times. The Greek word commonly translated "witness" (as a verb) is μαρτυρέω [martureo] and it appears 117 times in the LXX (Greek translation of the Old Testament) and the New Testament. The Greek word for "a witness" (as a noun) is μάρτυς [martus] and it appears 93 times. Also of note is the word for "testimony/witness" which is μαρτύριον [marturion] and it appears 275 times (primarily in the first 5 books of the Bible plus the Psalms, but it is used sporadically elsewhere.)