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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 - Behold, some of the Sofrim said to themselves, "This man blasphemes."

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:65

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:65 - Then the Kohen Gadol tore his clothing, saying, "He has spoken blasphemy! Why do we need any more witnesses? Behold, now you have heard his blasphemy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:39

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:39 - Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:7 - "Why does this man speak blasphemies like that? Who can forgive sins but God alone?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 3:28

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:28 - Most assuredly I tell you, all of the sons of men's sins will be forgiven them, including their blasphemies with which they may blaspheme;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 3:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:29 - but whoever may blaspheme against the Ruach HaKodesh never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin"

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 15:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:29 - Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads, and saying, "Ha! You who destroy the temple, and build it in three days,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:10 - Everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but those who blaspheme against the Ruach HaKodesh will not be forgiven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:65

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:65 - They spoke many other things against him, insulting him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:39

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:39 - One of the criminals who was hanged insulted him, saying, "If you are the Messiah, save yourself and us!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 10:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:36 - Do you say of him whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, 'You blaspheme,' 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 Yehudim saw the multitudes, they were filled with jealousy, and contradicted the things which were spoken by Sha'ul, and blasphemed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 18:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:6 - When they opposed him and blasphemed, he shook out his clothing and said to them, "Your blood be on your own heads! I am clean. From now on, I will go to the Goyim!"

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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 robbers of temples nor blasphemers of your goddess.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:11 - Punishing them often in all the synagogues, I tried to make them blaspheme. Being exceedingly enraged against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 2:24

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:24 - For "the name of God is blasphemed among the Goyim because of you," just as it is written.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:8 - Why not (as we are slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say), "Let us do evil, that good may come?" Those who say so are justly condemned.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 14:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 14:16 - Then don't let your good be slandered,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 4:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 4:13 - Being defamed, we entreat. We are made as the filth of the world, the dirt wiped off by all, even until now.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 10:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:30 - If I partake with thankfulness, why am I denounced for that for which I give thanks?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 1:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 1:20 - of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I delivered to Hasatan, that they might be taught not to blaspheme.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 6:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:1 - Let as many as are bondservants under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor, that the name of God and the doctrine not be blasphemed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Tit 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 2:5 - to be sober-minded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection to their own husbands, that God's word may not be blasphemed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Tit 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 3:2 - to speak evil of no one, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all humility toward all men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:7 - Don't they blaspheme the honorable name by which you are called?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 4:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 4:4 - They think it is strange that you don't run with them into the same excess of riot, blaspheming:

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:2 - Many will follow their immoral ways, and as a result, the way of the truth will be maligned.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:10 - but chiefly those who walk after the flesh in the lust of defilement, and despise authority. Daring, self-willed, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignitaries;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:12 - But these, as unreasoning creatures, born natural animals to be taken and destroyed, speaking evil in matters about which they are ignorant, will in their destroying surely be destroyed,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jde 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:8 - Yet in like manner these also in their dreaming defile the flesh, despise authority, and slander celestial beings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jde 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:10 - But these speak evil of whatever things they don't know. What they understand naturally, like the creatures without reason, in these things are they destroyed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:6 - He opened his mouth for blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his dwelling, those who dwell in heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 16:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:9 - People were scorched with great heat, and people blasphemed the name of God who has the power over these plagues. They didn't repent and give him glory.

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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 pains and their sores. They didn't repent of their works.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 16:21

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:21 - Great hailstones, about the weight of a talent, came down out of the sky on people. People blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail, for this plague is exceedingly severe.
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