Strong G988βλασφημία
blasphemy
- Transliteration
- blasphēmia
- Pronunciation
- blas-fay-me'-ah
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Feminine)
Definition
From G989; vilification (especially against God): - blasphemy evil speaking railing.
Detailed definition
βλασφημία, -ας, ἡ
(βλάσφημος), [in LXX: Eze.35:12 (נֶאָצָה), Da TH 3:29 (96) (שׁלה), Tob.1:18, 1Ma.2:6, 2Ma.8:4 10:35 15:24 *;]
__(a) railing slander: Mat.12:31 15:19, Mrk.3:28 7:22, Eph.4:31, Col.3:8, 1Ti.6:4, Ju 9, Rev.2:9
__(b) spec., impious speech against God, blasphemy: Mat.26:65, Mrk.14:64, Luk.5:21, Jhn.10:33, Rev.13:5; ὄνομα βλασφημίας, Rev.13:1 17:3; with genitive obj. Mat.12:31; πρὸς τ. θεόν, Rev.13:6 (Cremer, 570; DB, i, 305; DCG ii, 423).†
(AS)
(βλάσφημος), [in LXX: Eze.35:12 (נֶאָצָה), Da TH 3:29 (96) (שׁלה), Tob.1:18, 1Ma.2:6, 2Ma.8:4 10:35 15:24 *;]
__(a) railing slander: Mat.12:31 15:19, Mrk.3:28 7:22, Eph.4:31, Col.3:8, 1Ti.6:4, Ju 9, Rev.2:9
__(b) spec., impious speech against God, blasphemy: Mat.26:65, Mrk.14:64, Luk.5:21, Jhn.10:33, Rev.13:5; ὄνομα βλασφημίας, Rev.13:1 17:3; with genitive obj. Mat.12:31; πρὸς τ. θεόν, Rev.13:6 (Cremer, 570; DB, i, 305; DCG ii, 423).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G988 appears in 18 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- blasphemy14
- railing2
- blasphemies1
- speaking1
First verses
- Matthew 12:31Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.
- Matthew 15:19For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
- Matthew 26:65Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy.
- Mark 2:7Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?
- Mark 3:28Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme:
- Mark 7:22Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:
- Mark 14:64Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him to be guilty of death.
- Luke 5:21And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?
- John 10:33The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.
- Ephesians 4:31Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
- Colossians 3:8But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
- 1 Timothy 6:4He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,
- Jude 1:9Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.
- Revelation 2:9I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.
- Revelation 13:1And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
- Revelation 13:5And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.
- Revelation 13:6And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.
- Revelation 17:3So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
βλασφημ-ία, ἡ,
word of evil omen, profane speech, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 25.26)]; βλασφημίαν ἐφθέγξατο, at a sacrifice, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Ion” 1189; εἴ τις παραστὰς τοῖς βωμοῖς βλασφημοῖ β. πᾶσαν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 800c; πᾶσαν β. ἱερῶν καταχέουσι [prev. work]d.)]
2 defamation, slander, [NT+4th c.BC+ (3rd c.AD: Democritus Epigrammaticus 177, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 10.36, 18.95; β. ποιεῖσθαι εἴς τινα 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 1.167, cf. NT.Eph.4.31)]; ὅλας ἁμάξας βλασφημιῶν whole cart-loads of abuse, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Eun.” 2.)]
3 irreverent speech against God, blasphemy, ἡ εἰς τὸ θεῖον β. [LXX+4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 715: in _plural_, LXX.Eze.35.12, +others; τοῦ Πνεύματος)]against.., [NT (NT.Matt.12.31; πρὸς τὸν θεόν NT.Rev.13.6.)]
word of evil omen, profane speech, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 25.26)]; βλασφημίαν ἐφθέγξατο, at a sacrifice, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Ion” 1189; εἴ τις παραστὰς τοῖς βωμοῖς βλασφημοῖ β. πᾶσαν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 800c; πᾶσαν β. ἱερῶν καταχέουσι [prev. work]d.)]
2 defamation, slander, [NT+4th c.BC+ (3rd c.AD: Democritus Epigrammaticus 177, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 10.36, 18.95; β. ποιεῖσθαι εἴς τινα 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 1.167, cf. NT.Eph.4.31)]; ὅλας ἁμάξας βλασφημιῶν whole cart-loads of abuse, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Eun.” 2.)]
3 irreverent speech against God, blasphemy, ἡ εἰς τὸ θεῖον β. [LXX+4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 715: in _plural_, LXX.Eze.35.12, +others; τοῦ Πνεύματος)]against.., [NT (NT.Matt.12.31; πρὸς τὸν θεόν NT.Rev.13.6.)]