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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 - Διὰ τοῦτο λέγω ὑμῖν πᾶσα ἁμαρτία καὶ βλασφημία G988 ἀφεθήσεται τοῖς ἀνθρώποις ἡ δὲ τοῦ πνεύματος βλασφημία G988 οὐκ ἀφεθήσεται τοῖς ἀνθρώποις·

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 15:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:19 - ἐκ γὰρ τῆς καρδίας ἐξέρχονται διαλογισμοὶ πονηροί φόνοι μοιχεῖαι πορνεῖαι κλοπαί ψευδομαρτυρίαι βλασφημίαι G988

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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· τί ἔτι χρείαν ἔχομεν μαρτύρων ἴδε νῦν ἠκούσατε τὴν βλασφημίαν G988 αὐτοῦ,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:7 - Τί οὗτος οὕτως λαλεῖ βλασφημὶας G988 τίς δύναται ἀφιέναι ἁμαρτίας εἰ μὴ εἷς ὁ θεός

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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 G988 ὅσας ἂν βλασφημήσωσιν·

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 7:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:22 - κλοπαί πλεονεξίαι πονηρίαι δόλος ἀσέλγεια ὀφθαλμὸς πονηρός βλασφημία G988 ὑπερηφανία ἀφροσύνη·

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:64

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:64 - ἠκούσατε τῆς βλασφημίας· G988 τί ὑμῖν φαίνεται οἱ δὲ πάντες κατέκριναν αὐτὸν εἶναι ἔνοχον θανάτου

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 5:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:21 - καὶ ἤρξαντο διαλογίζεσθαι οἱ γραμματεῖς καὶ οἱ Φαρισαῖοι λέγοντες Τίς ἐστιν οὗτος ὃς λαλεῖ βλασφημίας G988 τίς δύναται ἀφιέναι ἁμαρτίας εἰ μὴ μόνος ὁ θεός

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 10:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:33 - ἀπεκρίθησαν αὐτῷ οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι λέγοντες, Περὶ καλοῦ ἔργου οὐ λιθάζομέν σε ἀλλὰ περὶ βλασφημίας G988 καὶ ὅτι σὺ ἄνθρωπος ὢν ποιεῖς σεαυτὸν θεόν

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 4:31

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:31 - πᾶσα πικρία καὶ θυμὸς καὶ ὀργὴ καὶ κραυγὴ καὶ βλασφημία G988 ἀρθήτω ἀφ᾽ ὑμῶν σὺν πάσῃ κακίᾳ

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 3:8 - νυνὶ δὲ ἀπόθεσθε καὶ ὑμεῖς τὰ πάντα ὀργήν θυμόν κακίαν βλασφημίαν G988 αἰσχρολογίαν ἐκ τοῦ στόματος ὑμῶν·

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 6:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:4 - τετύφωται μηδὲν ἐπιστάμενος ἀλλὰ νοσῶν περὶ ζητήσεις καὶ λογομαχίας ἐξ ὧν γίνεται φθόνος ἔρις βλασφημίαι G988 ὑπόνοιαι πονηραί

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Unchecked Copy Box Jde 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:9 - ὁ δὲ Μιχαὴλ ὁ ἀρχάγγελος ὅτε τῷ διαβόλῳ διακρινόμενος διελέγετο περὶ τοῦ Μωσέως σώματος οὐκ ἐτόλμησεν κρίσιν ἐπενεγκεῖν βλασφημίας G988 ἀλλ᾽ εἶπεν Ἐπιτιμήσαι σοι κύριος

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:9 - Οἶδά σου τὰ ἔργα καὶ τὴν θλῖψιν καὶ τὴν πτωχείαν πλούσιος δὲ εἶ καὶ τὴν βλασφημίαν G988 τῶν λεγόντων Ἰουδαίους εἶναι ἑαυτούς καὶ οὐκ εἰσὶν ἀλλὰ συναγωγὴ τοῦ Σατανᾶ

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:1 - Καὶ ἐστάθην ἐπὶ τὴν ἄμμον τῆς θαλάσσης καὶ εἶδον ἐκ τῆς θαλάσσης θηρίον ἀναβαῖνον ἔχον κεφαλὰς ἑπτά καὶ κέρατα δέκα καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν κεράτων αὐτοῦ δέκα διαδήματα καὶ ἐπὶ τὰς κεφαλὰς αὐτοῦ ὀνόμα βλασφημίας G988

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:5 - Καὶ ἐδόθη αὐτῷ στόμα λαλοῦν μεγάλα καὶ βλασφημίας G988 καὶ ἐδόθη αὐτῷ ἐξουσία ποιῆσαι μῆνας τεσσαράκοντα δύο

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:6 - καὶ ἤνοιξεν τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ εἰς βλασφημίαν G988 πρὸς τὸν θεόν βλασφημῆσαι τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ καὶ τὴν σκηνὴν αὐτοῦ καὶ τοὺς ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ σκηνοῦντας

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 17:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:3 - καὶ ἀπήνεγκέν με εἰς ἔρημον ἐν πνεύματι καὶ εἶδον γυναῖκα καθημένην ἐπὶ θηρίον κόκκινον γέμον ὀνομάτων βλασφημίας G988 ἔχον κεφαλὰς ἑπτὰ καὶ κέρατα δέκα
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