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False witnesses of God (pseudomartures tou theou). Late word, but pseudomartureō, to bear false witness, old and common. The genitive (tou theou) can be either subjective (in God’s service) or objective (concerning God). Either makes good sense.
Because we witnessed of God (hoti emarturēsamen kata tou theou). Vulgate has adversus Deum. This is the more natural way to take kata and genitive, against God not as equal to peri (concerning). He would indeed make God play false in that case, if so be that the dead are not raised (eiper ara nekroi ouk egeirontai). Condition of first class, assumed as true. Note both per intensive particle indeed and ara inferential particle therefore.