Witness: to affirm that one has seen or heard or experienced something, or that he knows it because taught by divine revelation or inspiration.
v. AV translates as “bear witness” 25 times, “testify” 19 times, “bear record” 13 times, a “witness” five times, “be a witness” twice, “give testimony” twice, “have a good report” twice, and translated miscellaneously 11 times.
Strong, J. (1996). The exhaustive concordance of the Bible : Showing every word of the text of the common English version of the canonical books, and every occurrence of each word in regular order. (electronic ed.) (G3140). Ontario: Woodside Bible Fellowship.