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Lexicon :: Strong's G988 - blasphēmia

Aa
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.]
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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 18 times in 17 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:31

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:31 - So I say to you, Every sin and every evil word against God will have forgiveness; but for evil words against the Spirit there will be no forgiveness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:19 - For out of the heart come evil thoughts, the taking of life, broken faith between the married, unclean desires of the flesh, taking of property, false witness, bitter words:

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:65

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:65 - Then the high priest, violently parting his robes, said, He has said evil against God: what more need have we of witnesses? for now his words against God have come to your ears:

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:28

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:28 - Truly, I say to you, The sons of men will have forgiveness for all their sins and for all the evil words they say:

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:22 - The taking of goods and of life, broken faith between husband and wife, the desire of wealth, wrongdoing, deceit, sins of the flesh, an evil eye, angry words, pride, foolish acts:

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:64

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:64 - His words against God have come to your ears: what is your opinion? And they all said it was right for him to be put to death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:21 - And the scribes and Pharisees were having an argument, saying, Who is this, who has no respect for God? who is able to give forgiveness for sins, but God only?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:33 - This was their answer: We are not stoning you for a good work but for evil words; because being a man you make yourself God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:31

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:31 - Let all bitter, sharp and angry feeling, and noise, and evil words, be put away from you, with all unkind acts;

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Unchecked Copy BoxCol 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 3:8 - But now it is right for you to put away all these things; wrath, passion, bad feeling, curses, unclean talk;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:4 - He has an over-high opinion of himself; being without knowledge, having only an unhealthy love of questionings and wars of words, from which come envy, fighting, cruel words, evil thoughts,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:9 - Now when Michael, one of the chief angels, was fighting against the Evil One for the body of Moses, fearing to make use of violent words against him, he only said, May the Lord be your judge.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:9 - I have knowledge of your troubles and how poor you are (but you have true wealth), and the evil words of those who say they are Jews, and are not, but are a Synagogue of Satan.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:1 - And he took his place on the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads, and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads unholy names.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:5 - And there was given to him a mouth to say words of pride against God; and there was given to him authority to go on for forty-two months.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:6 - And his mouth was open to say evil against God, and against his name and his Tent, even against those who are in heaven.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:3 - And he took me away in the Spirit into a waste land: and I saw a woman seated on a bright red beast, full of evil names, having seven heads and ten horns,
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