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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)
Dictionary Aids

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.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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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 TR Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:3 -

At this, some of the scribes said to themselves, “He’s blaspheming! ”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:65 -

Then the high priest tore his robes and said, “He has blasphemed! Why do we still need witnesses? See, now you’ve heard the blasphemy.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:39 -

Those who passed by were yelling insults at[fn] him, shaking their heads

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:28 -

“Truly I tell you, people will be forgiven for all sins and whatever blasphemies they utter.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:29 -

“But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin”[fn] ​— ​

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:29 -

Those who passed by were yelling insults at[fn] him, shaking their heads, and saying, “Ha! The one who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:10 -

“Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but the one who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:65 -

And they were saying many other blasphemous things to him.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:39 -

Then one of the criminals hanging there began to yell insults at[fn] him: “Aren’t you the Messiah? Save yourself and us! ”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:36 -

“do you say, ‘You are blaspheming’ to the one the Father set apart and sent into the world, because I said: I am the Son of God?

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:45 -

But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and began to contradict what Paul was saying, insulting him.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:6 -

When they resisted and blasphemed, he shook out his clothes and told them, “Your blood is on your own heads! I am innocent.[fn] From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:37 -

“For you have brought these men here who are not temple robbers or blasphemers of our[fn] goddess.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:11 -

“In all the synagogues I often punished them and tried to make them blaspheme. Since I was terribly enraged at them, I pursued them even to foreign cities.

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:24 -

For, as it is written: The name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:8 -

And why not say, just as some people slanderously claim we say, “Let us do what is evil so that good may come”? Their condemnation is deserved!

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 14:16 -

Therefore, do not let your good be slandered,

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 4:13 -

when we are slandered, we respond graciously. Even now, we are like the scum of the earth, like everyone’s garbage.

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:30 -

If I partake with thanksgiving, why am I criticized because of something for which I give thanks?

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 1:20 -

Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have delivered to Satan, so that they may be taught not to blaspheme.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:1 -

All who are under the yoke as slaves should regard their own masters[fn] as worthy of all respect, so that God’s name and his teaching will not be blasphemed.

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 2:5 -

to be self-controlled, pure, workers at home, kind, and in submission to their husbands, so that God’s word will not be slandered.

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 3:2 -

to slander no one, to avoid fighting, and to be kind, always showing gentleness to all people.

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:7 -

Don’t they blaspheme the good name that was invoked over you?

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 4:4 -

They are surprised that you don’t join them in the same flood of wild living ​— ​and they slander[fn] you.

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 4:14 -

If you are ridiculed for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God[fn] rests on you.

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:2 -

Many will follow their depraved ways, and the way of truth will be maligned because of them.

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:10 -

especially those who follow the polluting desires of the flesh and despise authority.

Bold, arrogant people! They are not afraid to slander the glorious ones;

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:12 -

But these people, like irrational animals ​— ​creatures of instinct born to be caught and destroyed ​— ​slander what they do not understand, and in their destruction they too will be destroyed.

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:8 -

In the same way these people ​— ​relying on their dreams ​— ​defile their flesh, reject authority, and slander glorious ones.

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:10 -

But these people blaspheme anything they do not understand. And what they do understand by instinct ​— ​like irrational animals ​— ​by these things they are destroyed.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:6 -

It began to speak[fn] blasphemies against God: to blaspheme his name and his dwelling ​— ​those who dwell in heaven.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:9 -

and people were scorched by the intense heat. So they blasphemed the name of God, who has the power[fn] over these plagues, and they did not repent and give him glory.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:11 -

and blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, but they did not repent of their works.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:21 -

Enormous hailstones, each weighing about a hundred pounds,[fn] fell from the sky on people, and they blasphemed God for the plague of hail because that plague was extremely severe.

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