διαμαρτύρομαι · diamartyromai — LSJ
call gods and men to witness, protest solemnly, protest, call to witness
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 LXX Ju. 7.28.
2 protest, asseverate, bear witness to, testify
generally, protest, asseverate, Pl. Phd. 101a, etc., PSI 4.422 (iii B.C.): c. acc., bear witness to, τὸ εὐαγγέλιον Act.Ap. 20.24; testify, LXX De. 32.46, al.; τῇ Ἱερουσαλὴμ τὰς ἀνομίας αὐτῆς ib. Ez. 16.2.
3 beg earnestly of, conjure
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.