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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 - καὶ ἰδού, τινες τῶν γραμματέων εἶπον ἐν ἑαυτοῖς Οὗτος βλασφημεῖ G987

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:65

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:65 - τότε ὁ ἀρχιερεὺς διέρρηξεν τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτοῦ λέγων ὅτι Ἐβλασφήμησεν· G987 τί ἔτι χρείαν ἔχομεν μαρτύρων ἴδε νῦν ἠκούσατε τὴν βλασφημίαν αὐτοῦ,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:39

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:39 - Οἱ δὲ παραπορευόμενοι ἐβλασφήμουν G987 αὐτὸν κινοῦντες τὰς κεφαλὰς αὐτῶν

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 3:28

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:28 - Ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι πάντα ἀφεθήσεται τὰ ἁμαρτήματα τοῖς υἱοῖς τῶν ἀνθρώπων καὶ βλασφημίαι ὅσας ἂν βλασφημήσωσιν· G987

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 3:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:29 - ὃς δ᾽ ἂν βλασφημήσῃ G987 εἰς τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον οὐκ ἔχει ἄφεσιν εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα ἀλλ᾽ ἔνοχός ἐστιν αἰωνίου κρίσεως,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 15:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:29 - Καὶ οἱ παραπορευόμενοι ἐβλασφήμουν G987 αὐτὸν κινοῦντες τὰς κεφαλὰς αὐτῶν καὶ λέγοντες Οὐὰ ὁ καταλύων τὸν ναὸν καὶ ἐν τρισὶν ἡμέραις οἰκοδομῶν

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:10 - καὶ πᾶς ὃς ἐρεῖ λόγον εἰς τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἀφεθήσεται αὐτῷ· τῷ δὲ εἰς τὸ ἅγιον πνεῦμα βλασφημήσαντι G987 οὐκ ἀφεθήσεται

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:65

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:65 - καὶ ἕτερα πολλὰ βλασφημοῦντες G987 ἔλεγον εἰς αὐτόν

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:39

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:39 - Εἷς δὲ τῶν κρεμασθέντων κακούργων ἐβλασφήμει G987 αὖτὸν λέγων, Εἰ σὺ εἶ ὁ Χριστός, σῶσον σεαυτὸν καὶ ἡμᾶς

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 10:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:36 - ὃν ὁ πατὴρ ἡγίασεν καὶ ἀπέστειλεν εἰς τὸν κόσμον ὑμεῖς λέγετε ὅτι Βλασφημεῖς G987 ὅτι εἶπον Υἱὸς τοῦ θεοῦ εἰμι

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:45

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:45 - ἰδόντες δὲ οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι τοὺς ὄχλους ἐπλήσθησαν ζήλου καὶ ἀντέλεγον τοῖς ὑπὸ τοῦ Παύλου λεγομένοις ἀντιλέγοντες καὶ βλασφημοῦντες G987

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 18:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:6 - ἀντιτασσομένων δὲ αὐτῶν καὶ βλασφημούντων G987 ἐκτιναξάμενος τὰ ἱμάτια εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς Τὸ αἷμα ὑμῶν ἐπὶ τὴν κεφαλὴν ὑμῶν· καθαρὸς ἐγώ· ἀπὸ τοῦ νῦν εἰς τὰ ἔθνη πορεύσομαι

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:37

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:37 - ἠγάγετε γὰρ τοὺς ἄνδρας τούτους οὔτε ἱεροσύλους οὔτε βλασφημοῦντας G987 τὴν θεὰν ὑμῶν

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:11 - καὶ κατὰ πάσας τὰς συναγωγὰς πολλάκις τιμωρῶν αὐτοὺς ἠνάγκαζον βλασφημεῖν G987 περισσῶς τε ἐμμαινόμενος αὐτοῖς ἐδίωκον ἕως καὶ εἰς τὰς ἔξω πόλεις

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 2:24

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:24 - τὸ γὰρ ὄνομα τοῦ θεοῦ δι᾽ ὑμᾶς βλασφημεῖται G987 ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν καθὼς γέγραπται

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:8 - καὶ μὴ καθὼς βλασφημούμεθα G987 καὶ καθώς φασίν τινες ἡμᾶς λέγειν ὅτι Ποιήσωμεν τὰ κακὰ ἵνα ἔλθῃ τὰ ἀγαθά ὧν τὸ κρίμα ἔνδικόν ἐστιν

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 14:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 14:16 - μὴ βλασφημείσθω G987 οὖν ὑμῶν τὸ ἀγαθόν

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 4:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 4:13 - βλασφημούμενοι G987 παρακαλοῦμεν· ὡς περικαθάρματα τοῦ κόσμου ἐγενήθημεν πάντων περίψημα ἕως ἄρτι

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 10:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:30 - εἰ δὲ ἐγὼ χάριτι μετέχω τί βλασφημοῦμαι G987 ὑπὲρ οὗ ἐγὼ εὐχαριστῶ

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 1:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 1:20 - ὧν ἐστιν Ὑμέναιος καὶ Ἀλέξανδρος οὓς παρέδωκα τῷ Σατανᾷ ἵνα παιδευθῶσιν μὴ βλασφημεῖν G987

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 6:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:1 - Ὅσοι εἰσὶν ὑπὸ ζυγὸν δοῦλοι τοὺς ἰδίους δεσπότας πάσης τιμῆς ἀξίους ἡγείσθωσαν ἵνα μὴ τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ ἡ διδασκαλία βλασφημῆται G987

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Unchecked Copy Box Tit 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 2:5 - σώφρονας ἁγνάς οἰκουρούς ἀγαθάς ὑποτασσομένας τοῖς ἰδίοις ἀνδράσιν ἵνα μὴ ὁ λόγος τοῦ θεοῦ βλασφημῆται G987

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Unchecked Copy Box Tit 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 3:2 - μηδένα βλασφημεῖν G987 ἀμάχους εἶναι ἐπιεικεῖς πᾶσαν ἐνδεικνυμένους πρᾳότητα πρὸς πάντας ἀνθρώπους

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:7 - οὐκ αὐτοὶ βλασφημοῦσιν G987 τὸ καλὸν ὄνομα τὸ ἐπικληθὲν ἐφ᾽ ὑμᾶς

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 4:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 4:4 - ἐν ᾧ ξενίζονται μὴ συντρεχόντων ὑμῶν εἰς τὴν αὐτὴν τῆς ἀσωτίας ἀνάχυσιν βλασφημοῦντες G987

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 4:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 4:14 - εἰ ὀνειδίζεσθε ἐν ὀνόματι Χριστοῦ μακάριοι ὅτι τὸ τῆς δόξης καὶ τὸ τοῦ θεοῦ πνεῦμα ἐφ᾽ ὑμᾶς ἀναπαύεται κατὰ μὲν αὐτοὺς βλασφημεῖται, G987 κατὰ δὲ ὑμᾶς δοξάζεται

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:2 - καὶ πολλοὶ ἐξακολουθήσουσιν αὐτῶν ταῖς ἀπωλείαις, δι᾽ οὓς ἡ ὁδὸς τῆς ἀληθείας βλασφημηθήσεται G987

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:10 - μάλιστα δὲ τοὺς ὀπίσω σαρκὸς ἐν ἐπιθυμίᾳ μιασμοῦ πορευομένους καὶ κυριότητος καταφρονοῦντας Τολμηταί αὐθάδεις δόξας οὐ τρέμουσιν βλασφημοῦντες G987

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:12 - οὗτοι δέ ὡς ἄλογα ζῷα φυσικὰ γεγενημένα εἰς ἅλωσιν καὶ φθοράν ἐν οἷς ἀγνοοῦσιν βλασφημοῦντες G987 ἐν τῇ φθορᾷ αὐτῶν καταφθαρήσονται,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jde 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:8 - Ὁμοίως μέντοι καὶ οὗτοι ἐνυπνιαζόμενοι σάρκα μὲν μιαίνουσιν κυριότητα δὲ ἀθετοῦσιν δόξας δὲ βλασφημοῦσιν G987

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Unchecked Copy Box Jde 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:10 - οὗτοι δὲ ὅσα μὲν οὐκ οἴδασιν βλασφημοῦσιν G987 ὅσα δὲ φυσικῶς ὡς τὰ ἄλογα ζῷα ἐπίστανται ἐν τούτοις φθείρονται

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:6 - καὶ ἤνοιξεν τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ εἰς βλασφημίαν πρὸς τὸν θεόν βλασφημῆσαι G987 τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ καὶ τὴν σκηνὴν αὐτοῦ καὶ τοὺς ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ σκηνοῦντας

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 16:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:9 - καὶ ἐκαυματίσθησαν οἱ ἄνθρωποι καῦμα μέγα καὶ ἐβλασφήμησαν G987 τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ θεοῦ τοῦ ἔχοντος ἐξουσίαν ἐπὶ τὰς πληγὰς ταύτας καὶ οὐ μετενόησαν δοῦναι αὐτῷ δόξαν

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 16:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:11 - καὶ ἐβλασφήμησαν G987 τὸν θεὸν τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἐκ τῶν πόνων αὐτῶν καὶ ἐκ τῶν ἑλκῶν αὐτῶν καὶ οὐ μετενόησαν ἐκ τῶν ἔργων αὐτῶν

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 16:21

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:21 - καὶ χάλαζα μεγάλη ὡς ταλαντιαία καταβαίνει ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἐπὶ τοὺς ἀνθρώπους καὶ ἐβλασφήμησαν G987 οἱ ἄνθρωποι τὸν θεὸν ἐκ τῆς πληγῆς τῆς χαλάζης ὅτι μεγάλη ἐστὶν ἡ πληγὴ αὐτῆς σφόδρα
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