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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.]
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 BoxMat 12:31

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:31 - “Therefore G1223 G3778 I say G3004 to you, any G3956 sin G266 and blasphemy G988 shall be forgiven G863 people, G444 but blasphemy G988 against the Spirit G4151 shall not be forgiven. G863

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:19 - “For out of the heart G2588 come G1831 evil G4190 thoughts, G1261 murders, G5408 adulteries, G3430 [fn]fornications, G4202 thefts, G2829 false G5577 witness, G5577 slanders. G988

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:65

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:65 - Then G5119 the high G749 priest G749 tore G1284 his [fn]robes G2440 and said, G3004 “He has blasphemed! G987 What G5101 further G2089 need G5532 do we have G2192 of witnesses? G3144 Behold, G2396 you have now G3568 heard G191 the blasphemy; G988

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:28

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:28 - “Truly G281 I say G3004 to you, all G3956 sins G265 shall be forgiven G863 the sons G5207 of men, G444 and whatever G3745 G1437 blasphemies G988 they utter; G987

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:22 - deeds G4124 of coveting G4124 and wickedness, G4189 as well as deceit, G1388 sensuality, G766 [fn]envy, G3788 G4190 slander, G988 [fn]pride G5243 and foolishness. G877

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:64

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:64 - “You have heard G191 the blasphemy; G988 how G5101 does it seem G5316 to you?” And they all G3956 condemned G2632 Him to be deserving G1777 of death. G2288

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:21 - The scribes G1122 and the Pharisees G5330 began G757 to reason, G1260 saying, G3004 “Who G5101 is this G3778 man who G3739 speaks G2980 blasphemies? G988 Who G5101 can G1410 forgive G863 sins, G266 but God G2316 alone?” G3441

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:33 - The Jews G2453 answered G611 Him, “For a good G2570 work G2041 we do not stone G3034 You, but for blasphemy; G988 and because G3754 You, being G1510 a man, G444 make G4160 Yourself G4572 out to be God.” G2316

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:31

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:31 - Let all G3956 bitterness G4088 and wrath G2372 and anger G3709 and clamor G2906 and slander G988 be put G142 away G142 from you, along G4862 with all G3956 malice. G2549

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Unchecked Copy BoxCol 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 3:8 - But now G3570 you also, G2532 put G659 them all G3956 aside: G659 anger, G3709 wrath, G2372 malice, G2549 slander, G988 and abusive G148 speech G148 from your mouth. G4750

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:4 - he is conceited G5187 and understands G1987 nothing; G3367 but he [fn]has G3552 a morbid G3552 interest G3552 in controversial G2214 questions G2214 and disputes G3055 about G3055 words, G3055 out of which G3739 arise G1096 envy, G5355 strife, G2054 abusive G988 language, G988 evil G4190 suspicions, G5283

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Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:9 - But Michael G3413 the archangel, G743 when G3753 he disputed G1252 with the devil G1228 and argued G1256 about G4012 the body G4983 of Moses, G3475 did not dare G5111 pronounce G2018 against G2018 him a railing G988 judgment, G2920 but said, G3004 “The Lord G2962 rebuke G2008 you!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:9 - ‘I know G6063 your tribulation G2347 and your poverty G4432 (but you are rich), G4145 and the blasphemy G988 by those G3588 who say G3004 they are Jews G2453 and are not, but are a synagogue G4864 of Satan. G4567

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:1 - And the dragon stood G2476 on the sand G285 of the [fn]seashore. G2281 Then G2532 I saw G3708 a beast G2342 coming G305 up out of the sea, G2281 having G2192 ten G1176 horns G2768 and seven G2033 heads, G2776 and on his horns G2768 were ten G1176 diadems, G1238 and on his heads G2776 were blasphemous G988 names. G3686

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:5 - There was given G1325 to him a mouth G4750 speaking G2980 [fn]arrogant G3173 words and blasphemies, G988 and authority G1849 to act G4160 for forty-two G5062 G1417 months G3376 was given G1325 to him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:6 - And he opened G455 his mouth G4750 in blasphemies G988 against G4314 God, G2316 to blaspheme G987 His name G3686 and His tabernacle, G4633 that is, those G3588 who [fn]dwell G4637 in heaven. G3772

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:3 - And he carried G667 me away G667 [fn]in the Spirit G4151 into a wilderness; G2048 and I saw G3708 a woman G1135 sitting G2521 on a scarlet G2847 beast, G2342 full G1073 of blasphemous G988 names, G3686 having G2192 seven G2033 heads G2776 and ten G1176 horns. G2768
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