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Lexicon :: Strong's G987 - blasphēmeō

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βλασφημέω
Transliteration
blasphēmeō (Key)
Pronunciation
blas-fay-meh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
35x in 22 unique form(s) TR
35x in 22 unique form(s) LXX
4x in 4 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:621,107

Trench's Synonyms: cvii. Additional Synonyms

Strong’s Definitions

†βλασφημέω blasphēméō, blas-fay-meh'-o; from G989; to vilify; specially, to speak impiously:—(speak) blaspheme(-er, -mously, -my), defame, rail on, revile, speak evil.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 35x

The KJV translates Strong's G987 in the following manner: blaspheme (17x), speak evil of (10x), rail on (2x), blasphemer (1x), speak blasphemy (1x), blasphemously (1x), miscellaneous (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 35x
The KJV translates Strong's G987 in the following manner: blaspheme (17x), speak evil of (10x), rail on (2x), blasphemer (1x), speak blasphemy (1x), blasphemously (1x), miscellaneous (3x).

  1. to speak reproachfully, rail at, revile, calumniate, blaspheme

  2. to be evil spoken of, reviled, railed at

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†βλασφημέω blasphēméō, blas-fay-meh'-o; from G989; to vilify; specially, to speak impiously:—(speak) blaspheme(-er, -mously, -my), defame, rail on, revile, speak evil.
STRONGS G987:
βλασφημέω, -ῶ; imperfect ἐβλασφήμουν; 1 aorist ἐβλασφήμησα; passive [present βλασφημοῦμαι]; 1 future βλασφημηθήσομαι; (βλάσφημος, which see); to speak reproachfully, rail at, revile, calumniate (Vulg. blasphemo); absolutely: Luke 22:65; Acts 13:45; Acts 18:6; Acts 26:11; 1 Timothy 1:20; 1 Peter 4:4; with accusative of person or thing (as in later Greek, Josephus, Plutarch, Appian, etc.): Matthew 27:39; Mark 3:28 L T Tr WH; Mark 15:29; Luke 23:39; Titus 3:2; James 2:7; Jude 1:10; with the cognate noun βλασφημίαν, to utter blasphemy (Plato, legg. 7, p. 800 c.; see ἀγαπάω at the end), Mark 3:28 R G (where L T Tr WH ὅσα for ὅσας, see above); [followed by ἐν, 2 Peter 2:12; cf. Alexander Buttmann as at end, and see ἀγνοέω, a.]. Passive βλασφημοῦμαι to be evil spoken of, reviled, railed at: Romans 3:8; Romans 14:16; 1 Corinthians 4:13 (T WH Tr marginal reading δυσφημούμενοι); 1 Corinthians 10:30; Titus 2:5; 2 Peter 2:2; τὸ ὄνομά τινος, Romans 2:24; 1 Timothy 6:1. Specifically, of those who by contemptuous speech intentionally come short of the reverence due to God or to sacred things (for גִדֵּף, 2 Kings 19:6, 22 cf. 2 Kings 19:4; cf. Grimm on 2 Macc. 10:34); absolutely: Matthew 9:3; Matthew 26:65; Mark 2:7 L T Tr WH; [John 10:36]; τὸν θεόν, Revelation 16:11, 21; τὴν θεάν, Acts 19:37 (G L T Tr WH τὴν θεόν); τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ θεοῦ, Revelation 13:6; Revelation 16:9; τὸ πνεῦμα τοῦ θεοῦ (βλασφημεῖται), 1 Peter 4:14 Rec.; δόξας, Jude 1:8; 2 Peter 2:10 (see δόξα, III. 3 b. γ.); εἰς τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγ. Mark 3:29; Luke 12:10 (εἰς θεούς, Plato, rep. 2, p. 381 e.). The earlier Greeks say βλασφ. εἴς τινα, περί or κατά τινος; [on the N. T. constructions cf. Winers Grammar, 222 (208); 629 (584); Buttmann, 146 (128)].

Related entry:
δυσφημέω, -ῶ: [present passive δυσφημοῦμαι]; (δύσφημος); to use ill words, defame; passive to be defamed, 1 Corinthians 4:13 T WH Tr marginal reading (1 Macc. 7:41; in Greek writings from Aeschylus Agam. 1078 down.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

2 Kings
19:4; 19:6; 19:22
Matthew
9:3; 26:65; 27:39
Mark
2:7; 3:28; 3:28; 3:29; 15:29
Luke
12:10; 22:65; 23:39
John
10:36
Acts
13:45; 18:6; 19:37; 26:11
Romans
2:24; 3:8; 14:16
1 Corinthians
4:13; 4:13; 10:30
1 Timothy
1:20; 6:1
Titus
2:5; 3:2
James
2:7
1 Peter
4:4; 4:14
2 Peter
2:2; 2:10; 2:12
Jude
1:8; 1:10
Revelation
13:6; 16:9; 16:11; 16:21

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G987 matches the Greek βλασφημέω (blasphēmeō),
which occurs 35 times in 35 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:3 - And some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man blasphemes [by claiming the rights and prerogatives of God]!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:65

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:65 -

Then the high priest tore his [fn]robes [in mock horror] and exclaimed, “He has blasphemed [by making Himself God’s equal]! What further need have we of witnesses or evidence? See, you have now heard the blasphemy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:39

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:39 - Those who passed by were hurling abuse at Him and jeering at Him, wagging their heads [in scorn and ridicule],

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:7 - “Why does this man talk that way? He is blaspheming; who can forgive sins [remove guilt, nullify sin’s penalty, and assign righteousness] except God alone?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 3:28

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:28 -

“I assure you and most solemnly say to you, all sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and all the abusive and blasphemous things they say;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 3:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:29 - but whoever [fn]blasphemes against the Holy Spirit and His power [by attributing the miracles done by Me to Satan] never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an everlasting sin [a sin which is unforgivable in this present age as well as in the age to come]”—

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 15:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:29 - Those who were passing by were insulting Him with abusive and insolent language, wagging their heads [as a sign of contempt], and saying, “Ha! You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in [only] three days,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:10 - “And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but he who [fn]blasphemes against the Holy Spirit [that is, whoever intentionally discredits the Holy Spirit by attributing the authenticating miracles done by Me to Satan], it will not be forgiven him [for him there is no forgiveness].

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:65

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:65 - And they were saying many other [evil and slanderous] things against Him, blaspheming [speaking sacrilegiously and abusively about] Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:39

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:39 -

One of the criminals who had been hanged [on a cross beside Him] kept hurling abuse at Him, saying, “Are You not the Christ? Save Yourself and us [from death]!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 10:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:36 - [if that is true] then do you say of Him whom the Father sanctified and set apart for Himself and sent into the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ because I said, ‘I am the Son of God’?

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:45

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:45 - But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and began contradicting the things said by Paul, and were slandering him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 18:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:6 - But since the Jews kept resisting and opposing him, and blaspheming [God], he [fn]shook out his robe and said to them, “Your blood (damnation) be on your own heads! I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:37

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:37 - “For you have brought these men here who are neither temple robbers nor blasphemers of our goddess.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:11 - “And I often punished them [making them suffer] in all the synagogues and tried to force them to blaspheme; and in my extreme rage at them, I kept hunting them even to foreign cities [harassing and persecuting them].

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 2:24

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:24 - For, “THE NAME OF GOD IS BLASPHEMED AMONG THE GENTILES BECAUSE OF YOU,” just as it is written [in Scripture].

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:8 - And why not say, (as some slanderously report and claim that we teach) “Let us do evil so that good may come of it”? Their condemnation [by God] is just.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 14:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 14:16 - Therefore do not let what is a good thing for you [because of your freedom to choose] be spoken of as evil [by someone else];

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 4:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 4:13 - When we are slandered, we try to be conciliatory and answer softly. We have become like the scum of the world, the dregs of all things, even until now.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 10:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:30 - If I take my share [of food] with thankfulness, why am I accused because of something for which I give thanks?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 1:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 1:20 - Among these are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have [fn]handed over to Satan, so that they will be disciplined and taught not to blaspheme.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 6:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:1 -

All who are under the yoke as bond-servants (slaves) are to regard their own masters as worthy of honor and respect so that the name of God and the teaching [about Him] will not be spoken against.

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Unchecked Copy Box Tit 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 2:5 - to be sensible, pure, makers of a home [where God is honored], good-natured, being subject to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be dishonored.

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Unchecked Copy Box Tit 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 3:2 - to slander or abuse no one, to be kind and conciliatory and gentle, showing unqualified consideration and courtesy toward everyone.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:7 - Do they not blaspheme the [fn]precious name [of Christ] by which you are called?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 4:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 4:4 - In [connection with] all this, they [the unbelievers] are resentful and surprised that you do not [think like them, value their values and] run [hand in hand] with them into the same excesses of dissipation and immoral freedom, and they criticize and abuse and ridicule you and make fun of your values.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:2 - Many will follow their shameful ways, and because of them the way of truth will be maligned.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:10 - and especially [fn]those who indulge in the corrupt passions of the sin nature, and despise authority.

Presumptuous and reckless, self-willed and arrogant [creatures, despising the majesty of the Lord], they do not tremble when they revile angelic majesties,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:12 - But these [false teachers], like unreasoning animals, [mere] creatures of instinct, born to be captured and destroyed, reviling things they do not understand, will also perish in their own corruption [in their destroying they will be destroyed],

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Unchecked Copy Box Jde 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:8 -

Nevertheless in the same way, these dreamers [who are dreaming that God will not punish them] also defile the body, and reject [legitimate] authority, and revile and mock angelic majesties.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jde 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:10 - But these men sneer at anything which they do not understand; and whatever they do know by [mere] instinct, like unreasoning and irrational beasts—by these things they are destroyed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:6 - And he opened his mouth to speak blasphemies (abusive speech, slander) against God, to blaspheme His name and His tabernacle, and those who live in heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 16:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:9 - People were [severely] burned by the great heat; and they reviled the name of God who has power over these plagues, but they did not repent [of their sin] and glorify Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 16:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:11 - and they blasphemed the God of heaven because of their anguish and their sores (abscesses, boils); and they did not repent of what they had done nor hate their wickedness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 16:21

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:21 - And giant hailstones, as heavy as a [fn]talent, fell from the sky on the people; and people reviled and spoke abusively of God for the plague of the hail, because the plague was so very great.
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