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Lexicon :: Strong's G988 - blasphēmia

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βλασφημία
Transliteration
blasphēmia (Key)
Pronunciation
blas-fay-me'-ah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:621,107

Strong’s Definitions

βλασφημία blasphēmía, blas-fay-me'-ah; from G989; vilification (especially against God):—blasphemy, evil speaking, railing.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x

The KJV translates Strong's G988 in the following manner: blasphemy (16x), railing (2x), evil speaking (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x
The KJV translates Strong's G988 in the following manner: blasphemy (16x), railing (2x), evil speaking (1x).

  1. slander, detraction, speech injurious, to another's good name

  2. impious and reproachful speech injurious to divine majesty

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
βλασφημία blasphēmía, blas-fay-me'-ah; from G989; vilification (especially against God):—blasphemy, evil speaking, railing.
STRONGS G988:
βλασφημία, -ας, ἡ, railing, reviling (Vulg. blasphemia);
a. universally, slander, detraction, speech injurious to another's good name: Matthew 12:31; Matthew 15:19; Mark 3:28; Mark 7:22; Ephesians 4:31; Colossians 3:8; 1 Timothy 6:4; Jude 1:9 (κρίσις βλασφημίας, equivalent to κρίσις βλάσφημος in 2 Peter 2:11, a judgment pronounced in reproachful terms); Revelation 2:9.
b. specifically, impious and reproachful speech injurious to the divine majesty: Matthew 26:65; Mark 2:7 [R G]; Mark 14:64; Luke 5:21; John 10:33; Revelation 13:5 [not Lachmann]; ὄνομα or ὀνόματα βλασφημίας equivalent to βλάσφημα (cf. Winers Grammar, § 34, 3 b.; [Buttmann, § 132, 10]): Revelation 13:1; Revelation 17:3 [R G Tr, see γέμω]; τοῦ πνεύματος, genitive of the object, Matthew 12:31; πρὸς τὸν θεόν, Revelation 13:6. (Euripides, Plato, Demosthenes, others; for נֶאָצָה Ezekiel 35:12.) [BB. DD. under the word Blasphemy; Campbell, Diss. on the Gospels, diss. 9, part 2.]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Ezekiel
35:12
Matthew
12:31; 12:31; 15:19; 26:65
Mark
2:7; 3:28; 7:22; 14:64
Luke
5:21
John
10:33
Ephesians
4:31
Colossians
3:8
1 Timothy
6:4
2 Peter
2:11
Jude
1:9
Revelation
2:9; 13:1; 13:5; 13:6; 17:3

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G988 matches the Greek βλασφημία (blasphēmia),
which occurs 19 times in 18 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:31

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:31 - ideo dico vobis omne peccatum et blasphemia remittetur hominibus Spiritus autem blasphemia non remittetur

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 15:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:19 - de corde enim exeunt cogitationes malae homicidia adulteria fornicationes furta falsa testimonia blasphemiae

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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 BoxMar 2:7 - quid hic sic loquitur blasphemat quis potest dimittere peccata nisi solus Deus

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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 7:22 - furta avaritiae nequitiae dolus inpudicitia oculus malus blasphemia superbia stultitia

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:64 - audistis blasphemiam quid vobis videtur qui omnes condemnaverunt eum esse reum mortis

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 5:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:21 - et coeperunt cogitare scribae et Pharisaei dicentes quis est hic qui loquitur blasphemias quis potest dimittere peccata nisi solus Deus

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 10:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:33 - responderunt ei Iudaei de bono opere non lapidamus te sed de blasphemia et quia tu homo cum sis facis te ipsum Deum

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 4:31

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:31 - omnis amaritudo et ira et indignatio et clamor et blasphemia tollatur a vobis cum omni malitia

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 3:8 - nunc autem deponite et vos omnia iram indignationem malitiam blasphemiam turpem sermonem de ore vestro

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 6:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:4 - superbus nihil sciens sed languens circa quaestiones et pugnas verborum ex quibus oriuntur invidiae contentiones blasphemiae suspiciones malae

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Unchecked Copy Box Jde 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:9 - cum Michahel archangelus cum diabolo disputans altercaretur de Mosi corpore non est ausus iudicium inferre blasphemiae sed dixit imperet tibi Dominus

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:9 - scio tribulationem tuam et paupertatem tuam sed dives es et blasphemaris ab his qui se dicunt Iudaeos esse et non sunt sed sunt synagoga Satanae

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:1 - [Vulgate 12:18] et stetit super harenam maris [Vulgate 13:1] et vidi de mare bestiam ascendentem habentem capita septem et cornua decem et super cornua eius decem diademata et super capita eius nomina blasphemiae

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:5 - et datum est ei os loquens magna et blasphemiae et data est illi potestas facere menses quadraginta duo

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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 BoxRev 17:3 - et abstulit me in desertum in spiritu et vidi mulierem sedentem super bestiam coccineam plenam nominibus blasphemiae habentem capita septem et cornua decem
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