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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 18 times in 17 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:31

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:31 -

“Therefore I say to you, any sin and blasphemy G988 shall be forgiven people, but the blasphemy G988 against the Spirit shall not be forgiven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 15:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:19 - “For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual immoralities, thefts, false witness, slanders G988.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:65

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:65 -

Then the high priest tore his garments and said, “He has blasphemed! What further need do we have of witnesses? Behold, you have now heard the blasphemy G988;

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“Truly I say to you, all sins shall be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies G988 they utter;

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:22 - coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, [fn]envy, slander G988, [fn]pride, and foolishness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:64

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:64 - “You have heard the blasphemy G988; how does it seem to you?” And they all condemned Him to be deserving of death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 5:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:21 - The scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, “Who is this who speaks blasphemies G988? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 10:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:33 - The Jews answered Him, “For a good work we do not stone You, but for blasphemy G988; and because You, being a man, make Yourself God.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 4:31

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:31 - Let all bitterness and anger and wrath and shouting and slander G988 be put away from you, along with all malice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 3:8 - But now you also, lay them all aside: wrath, anger, malice, slander G988, and abusive speech from your mouth.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 6:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:4 - he is conceited, understanding nothing but [fn]having a morbid interest in controversial questions and disputes about words, out of which arise envy, strife, slander G988, evil suspicions,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jde 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:9 - But Michael the archangel, when he, disputing with the devil, was arguing about the body of Moses, did not dare pronounce against him a blasphemous G988 judgment, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!”

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‘I know your tribulation and your poverty (but you are rich), and the blasphemy G988 by those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.

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And the [fn]dragon stood on the sand of the [fn]seashore.

Then I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads, and on his horns were ten diadems, and on his heads were blasphemous G988 names.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:5 - And there was given to him a mouth speaking [fn]great boasts and blasphemies G988, and authority to act for forty-two months was given to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:6 - And he opened his mouth in blasphemies G988 against God, to blaspheme His name and His tabernacle, that is, those who [fn]dwell in heaven.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:3 - And he carried me away [fn]in the Spirit into a wilderness; then I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast, full of blasphemous G988 names, having seven heads and ten horns.
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