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

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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 ἐβλασφήμησεν τί ἔτι χρείαν ἔχομεν μαρτύρων ἴδε νῦν ἠκούσατε τὴν βλασφημίαν G988

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 3:28

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:28 - ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι πάντα ἀφεθήσεται τοῖς υἱοῖς τῶν ἀνθρώπων τὰ ἁμαρτήματα καὶ αἱ βλασφημίαι G988 ὅσα ἐὰν βλασφημήσωσιν

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 7:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:22 - 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 ἔνοχον εἶναι 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 ἁμαρτίας ἀφεῖναι εἰ μὴ μόνος ὁ θεός

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 10:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:33 - ἀπεκρίθησαν αὐτῷ οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι 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 Μωϋσέως σώματος οὐκ ἐτόλμησεν κρίσιν ἐπενεγκεῖν βλασφημίας G988 ἀλλὰ εἶπεν ἐπιτιμήσαι σοι κύριος

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:9 - οἶδά σου τὴν θλῖψιν καὶ τὴν πτωχείαν ἀλλὰ πλούσιος εἶ καὶ τὴν βλασφημίαν G988 ἐκ 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 - (MGNT 12:18)καὶ ἐστάθη ἐπὶ τὴν ἄμμον τῆς θαλάσσης (13:1)καὶ εἶδον ἐκ τῆς θαλάσσης θηρίον ἀναβαῖνον ἔχον κέρατα δέκα καὶ κεφαλὰς ἑπτά καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν κεράτων αὐτοῦ δέκα διαδήματα καὶ ἐπὶ τὰς κεφαλὰς αὐτοῦ ὀνόματα 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 τεσσεράκοντα καὶ δύο

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:6 - καὶ ἤνοιξεν τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ εἰς βλασφημίας G988 πρὸς τὸν θεόν βλασφημῆσαι τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ καὶ τὴν σκηνὴν αὐτοῦ 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 γέμοντα ὀνόματα βλασφημίας G988 ἔχων κεφαλὰς ἑπτὰ καὶ κέρατα δέκα
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