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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.)
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 MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:3 - At this, some of the teachers of the law said to themselves, “This fellow is blaspheming!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:65

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:65 - Then the high priest tore his clothes and said, “He has spoken blasphemy! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:39

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:39 - Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:7 - “Why does this fellow talk like that? He’s blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 3:28

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:28 - Truly I tell you, people can be forgiven all their sins and every slander they utter,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 3:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:29 - but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; they are guilty of an eternal sin.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 15:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:29 - Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads and saying, “So! You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in 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 will be forgiven, but anyone who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:65

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:65 - And they said many other insulting things to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:39

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:39 - One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: “Aren’t you the Messiah? Save yourself and us!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 10:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:36 - what about the one whom the Father set apart as his very own and sent into the world? Why then do you accuse me of blasphemy because I said, ‘I am God’s Son’?

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:45

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:45 - When the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy. They began to contradict what Paul was saying and heaped abuse on him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 18:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:6 - But when they opposed Paul and became abusive, he shook out his clothes in protest and said to them, “Your blood 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 - You have brought these men here, though they have neither robbed temples nor blasphemed our goddess.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:11 - Many a time I went from one synagogue to another to have them punished, and I tried to force them to blaspheme. I was so obsessed with persecuting them that I even hunted them down in foreign cities.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 2:24

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:24 - As it is written: “God’s name is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:8 - Why not say—as some slanderously claim that we say—“Let us do evil that good may result”? Their condemnation is just!

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 14:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 14:16 - Therefore do not let what you know is good be spoken of as evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 4:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 4:13 - when we are slandered, we answer kindly. We have become the scum of the earth, the garbage of the world—right up to this moment.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 10:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:30 - If I take part in the meal with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of something I thank God for?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 1:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 1:20 - Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan to be 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 of slavery should consider their masters worthy of full respect, so that God’s name and our teaching may not be slandered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Tit 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 2:5 - to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Tit 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 3:2 - to slander no one, to be peaceable and considerate, and always to be gentle toward everyone.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:7 - Are they not the ones who are blaspheming the noble name of him to whom you belong?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 4:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 4:4 - They are surprised that you do not join them in their reckless, wild living, and they heap abuse on you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:2 - Many will follow their depraved conduct and will bring the way of truth into disrepute.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:10 - This is especially true of those who follow the corrupt desire of the flesh[fn] and despise authority. Bold and arrogant, they are not afraid to heap abuse on celestial beings;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:12 - But these people blaspheme in matters they do not understand. They are like unreasoning animals, creatures of instinct, born only to be caught and destroyed, and like animals they too will perish.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jde 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:8 - In the very same way, on the strength of their dreams these ungodly people pollute their own bodies, reject authority and heap abuse on celestial beings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jde 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:10 - Yet these people slander whatever they do not understand, and the very things they do understand by instinct—as irrational animals do—will destroy them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:6 - It opened its mouth to blaspheme God, and to slander his name and his dwelling place and those who live in heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 16:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:9 - They were seared by the intense heat and they cursed the name of God, who had control over these plagues, but they refused to repent and glorify him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 16:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:11 - and cursed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, but they refused to repent of what they had done.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 16:21

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:21 - From the sky huge hailstones, each weighing about a hundred pounds,[fn] fell on people. And they cursed God on account of the plague of hail, because the plague was so terrible.
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