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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 TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:3 - et ecce quidam de scribis dixerunt intra se hic blasphemat

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:65

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:65 - tunc princeps sacerdotum scidit vestimenta sua dicens blasphemavit quid adhuc egemus testibus ecce nunc audistis blasphemiam

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:39

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:39 - praetereuntes autem blasphemabant eum moventes capita sua

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:28 - amen dico vobis quoniam omnia dimittentur filiis hominum peccata et blasphemiae quibus blasphemaverint

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:29 - qui autem blasphemaverit in Spiritum Sanctum non habet remissionem in aeternum sed reus erit aeterni delicti

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:29 - et praetereuntes blasphemabant eum moventes capita sua et dicentes va qui destruit templum et in tribus diebus aedificat

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:10 - et omnis qui dicit verbum in Filium hominis remittetur illi ei autem qui in Spiritum Sanctum blasphemaverit non remittetur

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:65

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:65 - et alia multa blasphemantes dicebant in eum

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:39 - unus autem de his qui pendebant latronibus blasphemabat eum dicens si tu es Christus salvum fac temet ipsum et nos

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 10:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:36 - quem Pater sanctificavit et misit in mundum vos dicitis quia blasphemas quia dixi Filius Dei sum

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:45 - videntes autem turbas Iudaei repleti sunt zelo et contradicebant his quae a Paulo dicebantur blasphemantes

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 18:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:6 - contradicentibus autem eis et blasphemantibus excutiens vestimenta dixit ad eos sanguis vester super caput vestrum mundus ego ex hoc ad gentes vadam

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:37

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:37 - adduxistis enim homines istos neque sacrilegos neque blasphemantes deam vestram

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:11 - et per omnes synagogas frequenter puniens eos conpellebam blasphemare et amplius insaniens in eos persequebar usque in exteras civitates

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 2:24

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:24 - nomen enim Dei per vos blasphematur inter gentes sicut scriptum est

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:8 - et non sicut blasphemamur et sicut aiunt nos quidam dicere faciamus mala ut veniant bona quorum damnatio iusta est

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 14:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 14:16 - non ergo blasphemetur bonum nostrum

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 4:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 4:13 - blasphemamur et obsecramus tamquam purgamenta huius mundi facti sumus omnium peripsima usque adhuc

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 10:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:30 - si ego cum gratia participo quid blasphemor pro eo quod gratias ago

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 1:20 - ex quibus est Hymeneus et Alexander quos tradidi Satanae ut discant non blasphemare

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 6:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:1 - quicumque sunt sub iugo servi dominos suos omni honore dignos arbitrentur ne nomen Domini et doctrina blasphemetur

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Unchecked Copy Box Tit 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 2:5 - prudentes castas domus curam habentes benignas subditas suis viris ut non blasphemetur verbum Dei

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Unchecked Copy Box Tit 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 3:2 - neminem blasphemare non litigiosos esse modestos omnem ostendentes mansuetudinem ad omnes homines

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:7 - nonne ipsi blasphemant bonum nomen quod invocatum est super vos

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 4:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 4:4 - in quo peregrinantur non concurrentibus vobis in eandem luxuriae confusionem blasphemantes

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 4:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 4:14 - si exprobramini in nomine Christi beati quoniam gloriae Dei Spiritus in vobis requiescit

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:2 - et multi sequentur eorum luxurias per quos via veritatis blasphemabitur

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:10 - magis autem eos qui post carnem in concupiscentia inmunditiae ambulant dominationemque contemnunt audaces sibi placentes sectas non metuunt blasphemantes

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:12 - hii vero velut inrationabilia pecora naturaliter in captionem et in perniciem in his quae ignorant blasphemantes in corruptione sua et peribunt

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Unchecked Copy Box Jde 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:8 - similiter et hii carnem quidem maculant dominationem autem spernunt maiestates autem blasphemant

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Unchecked Copy Box Jde 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:10 - hii autem quaecumque quidem ignorant blasphemant quaecumque autem naturaliter tamquam muta animalia norunt in his corrumpuntur

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:6 - et aperuit os suum in blasphemias ad Deum blasphemare nomen eius et tabernaculum eius et eos qui in caelo habitant

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 16:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:9 - et aestuaverunt homines aestu magno et blasphemaverunt nomen Dei habentis potestatem super has plagas neque egerunt paenitentiam ut darent illi gloriam

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 16:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:11 - et blasphemaverunt Deum caeli prae doloribus et vulneribus suis et non egerunt paenitentiam ex operibus suis

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 16:21

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:21 - et grando magna sicut talentum descendit de caelo in homines et blasphemaverunt homines Deum propter plagam grandinis quoniam magna facta est vehementer
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