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Bible Lexicons

Old & New Testament Greek Lexical DictionaryGreek Lexicon

Strong's #987 - βλασφημέω

Transliteration

blasphēméō

Phonetics

blas-fay-meh'-o

Origin

from (G989)

Parts of Speech

verb

TDNT

1:621,107

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

to speak reproachfully, rail at, revile, calumniate, blaspheme
to be evil spoken of, reviled, railed at

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 559 ‑ אָמַר (aw‑mar'); 1442 ‑ גָּדַף (gaw‑daf'); 3198 ‑ יָכַח (yaw‑kakh'); 5006 ‑ נָאַץ (naw‑ats');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

ASV (37)

Matthew 3

Mark 2

Luke 3

John 1

Acts 4

Romans 4

1 Corinthians 2

1 Timothy 3

Titus 3

James 2

1 Peter 1

2 Peter 3

Jude 2

Revelation 4

BSB (34)

Matthew 3

Mark 4

Luke 3

John 1

Acts 4

Romans 3

1 Corinthians 1

1 Timothy 2

Titus 2

James 1

1 Peter 1

2 Peter 3

Jude 2

Revelation 4

CSB (35)

Matthew 3

Mark 4

Luke 3

John 1

Acts 4

Romans 3

1 Corinthians 2

1 Timothy 2

Titus 2

James 1

1 Peter 1

2 Peter 3

Jude 2

Revelation 4

ESV (31)

Matthew 3

Mark 3

Luke 3

John 1

Acts 3

Romans 3

1 Corinthians 2

1 Timothy 2

Titus 2

James 1

1 Peter 2

2 Peter 3

Revelation 4

KJV (39)

Matthew 3

Mark 3

Luke 3

John 1

Acts 4

Romans 4

1 Corinthians 2

1 Timothy 3

Titus 3

James 2

1 Peter 2

2 Peter 3

Jude 2

Revelation 4

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (34)

Matthew 3

Mark 4

Luke 2

John 1

Acts 4

Romans 4

1 Corinthians 1

1 Timothy 2

Titus 2

James 1

1 Peter 1

2 Peter 3

Jude 2

Revelation 4

N95 (40)

Matthew 4

Mark 5

Luke 4

John 1

Acts 4

Romans 5

1 Corinthians 1

1 Timothy 3

Titus 2

James 1

1 Peter 1

2 Peter 3

Jude 2

Revelation 4

NAS (46)

Matthew 4

Mark 5

Luke 4

John 1

Acts 4

Romans 5

1 Corinthians 1

1 Timothy 3

Titus 2

James 1

1 Peter 1

2 Peter 3

Jude 2

Revelation 4

NLT (33)

Matthew 3

Mark 7

Luke 2

John 1

Acts 13

Romans 5

1 Corinthians 4

1 Timothy 6

Titus 5

James 3

1 Peter 3

2 Peter 7

Jude 4

Revelation 7

WEB (38)

Matthew 3

Mark 2

Luke 3

John 1

Acts 4

Romans 4

1 Corinthians 2

1 Timothy 3

Titus 3

James 2

1 Peter 2

2 Peter 3

Jude 2

Revelation 4

YLT (32)

Matthew 2

Mark 3

Luke 3

John 1

Acts 4

Romans 2

1 Corinthians 2

1 Timothy 2

Titus 2

James 1

1 Peter 1

2 Peter 3

Jude 2

Revelation 4

ASV (37)

am i evil spoken of 1

be 2

be evil spoken of 1

being defamed 1

blaspheme 2

blasphemed 5

blasphemers 1

do 1

he hath spoken blasphemy 1

him, reviling 1

is blasphemed 1

let 1

man blasphemeth 1

of 1

rail 2

railed 2

railed on 1

railing 1

shall be evil spoken of 1

them blaspheme 1

they blasphemed 2

thou blasphemest 1

to blaspheme 2

to rail 1

to speak evil 1

unto him that blasphemeth 1

we are slanderously reported 1

BSB (34)

am i denounced 1

and they heap abuse on you 1

and to slander 1

blaspheme 1

blasphemed 1

blasphemes 2

blasphemous 1

curse 1

cursed 1

he has blasphemed 1

he is blaspheming 1

heaped abuse on 3

insulted him 1

is blasphemed 1

is blaspheming 1

of blasphemy 1

slander 2

slanderously 1

the ones who blaspheme 1

they blaspheme 1

they cursed 1

they utter 1

they} blasphemously 1

to be spoken of as evil 1

to blaspheme 1

to malign 1

to slander 1

will be defamed 1

will not be discredited 2

CSB (35)

blaspheme 8

blasphemed 8

blasphemers 1

blasphemes 2

blasphemies 1

blaspheming 3

blasphemous 1

insulting 1

insults 3

slander 2

slandered 4

slanderously 1

ESV (31)

blaspheme 4

blasphemed 2

blasphemers 1

blasphemes 2

blaspheming 5

cursed 3

denounced 1

derided 2

evil 2

malign 1

railed 1

reviled 3

slandered 1

slanderously 1

utter 1

uttered blasphemy 1

KJV (39)

be 2

blaspheme 6

blasphemed 7

blasphemers 1

blasphemest 1

blasphemeth 2

blaspheming 1

blasphemously 1

blasphemy 1

defamed 1

do 1

evil 4

let 1

of 6

railed 2

reported 1

reviled 1

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (34)

blaspheme 7

blasphemed 6

blasphemers 1

blasphemes 3

blaspheming 7

maligned 1

maligning 1

reported 1

slander 1

slandered 4

slanderously 1

utter 1

N95 (40)

abuse 3

against 1

blaspheme 4

blasphemed 6

blasphemers 1

blasphemes 3

blaspheming 4

dishonored 1

evil 1

hurling 3

malign 2

maligned 1

reported 1

revile 3

reviling 1

slandered 1

slanderously 1

spoken 2

utter 1

NAS (46)

abuse 2

abusive 1

abusively 3

against 1

as 1

blaspheme 4

blasphemed 6

blasphemers 1

blasphemes 2

blaspheming 5

commit 1

dishonored 1

disparage 1

evil 1

hurling 2

maligned 1

of 1

reported 1

slander 2

slandered 1

slanderously 1

speak 2

speaking 1

speech 1

spoken 2

using 1

NLT (33)

abuse 2

against 1

blaspheme 1

blasphemes 1

blasphemy 5

condemned 1

criticized 1

curse 1

cursed 3

insulted 1

insults 1

said 1

scoff 4

scoffed 1

shame 2

slander 4

slandered 2

slandering 1

WEB (38)

* 1

am i denounced 1

be 2

be slandered 1

being defamed 1

blaspheme 2

blasphemed 7

blasphemers 1

blaspheming 1

he has spoken blasphemy 1

he is blasphemed 1

insulted 1

is blasphemed 1

let 1

man blasphemes 1

people blasphemed 1

slander 1

speak evil 1

speaking evil 1

them blaspheme 1

they blasphemed 1

those who blaspheme 1

to blaspheme 2

to speak evil 2

we are slanderously reported 1

will be maligned 1

YLT (32)

[them] to speak evil 1

am i evil spoken of 1

be evil spoken of 3

being spoken evil of 1

contradicting and speaking evil 1

did speak evil 2

is evil spoken 1

may speak evil 1

of, speaking evil 1

one doth speak evil 1

shall be evil spoken of 1

speak evil of 1

speaking evil 2

speaking evil of 1

they did speak evil 2

they might speak evil 1

they speak evil 1

they speak evil of 1

things, speaking evilly 1

thou speakest evil 1

to speak evil 3

to speak evil of 1

was speaking evil 1

were speaking evil 2

RAH

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

SWE

V-AAI-3P 3

V-AAI-3S 1

V-AAN 1

V-AAP-DSM 1

V-AAS-3P 1

V-AAS-3S 1

V-FPI-3S 1

V-IAI-3P 2

V-IAI-3S 1

V-PAI-2S 1

V-PAI-3P 3

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAN 3

V-PAP-APM 1

V-PAP-GPM 1

V-PAP-NPM 5

V-PPI-1P 1

V-PPI-1S 1

V-PPI-3S 2

V-PPM-3S 1

V-PPP-NPM 1

V-PPS-3S 2

ANT

V-AAI-3P 3

V-AAI-3S 1

V-AAN 1

V-AAP-DSM 1

V-AAS-3P 1

V-AAS-3S 1

V-FPI-3S 1

V-IAI-3P 2

V-IAI-3S 1

V-PAI-2S 1

V-PAI-3P 3

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAN 3

V-PAP-APM 1

V-PAP-GPM 1

V-PAP-NPM 5

V-PPI-1P 1

V-PPI-1S 1

V-PPI-3S 2

V-PPM-3S 1

V-PPP-NPM 1

V-PPS-3S 2

BEZ

V-AAI-3P 3

V-AAI-3S 1

V-AAN- 1

V-AAP-DSM 1

V-AAS-3P 1

V-AAS-3S 1

V-FPI-3S 1

V-IAI-3P 2

V-IAI-3S 1

V-PAI-2S 1

V-PAI-3P 3

V-PAI-3S 2

V-PAN- 3

V-PAP-APM 1

V-PAP-GPM 1

V-PAP-NPM 5

V-PPI-1P 1

V-PPI-1S 1

V-PPI-3S 2

V-PPM-3S 1

V-PPS-3S 2

BGB

V-AAI-3P 2

V-AAI-3S 1

V-AAN 1

V-AAP-DSM 1

V-AAS-3P 1

V-AAS-3S 1

V-FPI-3S 1

V-IAI-3P 2

V-IAI-3S 1

V-PAI-2S 1

V-PAI-3P 2

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAN 3

V-PAP-APM 1

V-PAP-GPM 1

V-PAP-NPM 5

V-PPI-1P 1

V-PPI-1S 1

V-PPI-3S 2

V-PPM-3S 1

V-PPP-NPM 1

V-PPS-3S 2

BMT

V-AAI-3P 2

V-AAI-3S 1

V-AAN 1

V-AAP-DSM 1

V-AAS-3P 1

V-AAS-3S 1

V-FPI-3S 1

V-IAI-3P 2

V-IAI-3S 1

V-PAI-2S 1

V-PAI-3P 2

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAN 3

V-PAP-APM 1

V-PAP-GPM 1

V-PAP-NPM 5

V-PPI-1P 1

V-PPI-1S 1

V-PPI-3S 2

V-PPM-3S 1

V-PPP-NPM 1

V-PPS-3S 2

BYZ

V-AAI-3P 3

V-AAI-3S 1

V-AAN 1

V-AAP-DSM 1

V-AAS-3P 1

V-AAS-3S 1

V-FPI-3S 1

V-IAI-3P 2

V-IAI-3S 1

V-PAI-2S 1

V-PAI-3P 3

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAN 3

V-PAP-APM 1

V-PAP-GPM 1

V-PAP-NPM 5

V-PPI-1P 1

V-PPI-1S 1

V-PPI-3S 2

V-PPM-3S 1

V-PPP-NPM 1

V-PPS-3S 2

ELZ

CONJ 1

V-AAI-3P 3

V-AAI-3S 1

V-AAN 1

V-AAS-3P 1

V-AAS-3S 1

V-FPI-3S 1

V-IAI-3P 2

V-IAI-3S 1

V-PAI-2S 1

V-PAI-3P 2

V-PAI-3S 2

V-PAN 3

V-PAPAPM 1

V-PAPGPM 1

V-PAPNPM 5

V-PPD-3S 1

V-PPI-1P 1

V-PPI-1S 1

V-PPI-3S 1

V-PPPNPM 1

V-PPS-3S 2

NA26

V-1PPIP 1

V-1PPIS 1

V-2PAIS 1

V-3AAIP 3

V-3AAIS 1

V-3AASP 1

V-3AASS 1

V-3FPIS 1

V-3IAIP 2

V-3IAIS 1

V-3PAIP 3

V-3PAIS 2

V-3PPDS 1

V-3PPIS 1

V-3PPSS 2

V-AAN 1

V-AAPDSM 1

V-PAN 3

V-PAPAPM 1

V-PAPGPM 1

V-PAPNPM 5

V-PPPNPM 1

SBL

V-AAI-3P 3

V-AAI-3S 1

V-AAN 1

V-AAP-DSM 1

V-AAS-3P 1

V-AAS-3S 1

V-FPI-3S 1

V-IAI-3P 2

V-IAI-3S 1

V-PAI-2S 1

V-PAI-3P 3

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAN 3

V-PAP-APM 1

V-PAP-GPM 1

V-PAP-NPM 5

V-PPI-1P 1

V-PPI-1S 1

V-PPI-3S 2

V-PPM-3S 1

V-PPP-NPM 1

V-PPS-3S 2

SCV

V-AAI-3P 3

V-AAI-3S 1

V-AAN 1

V-AAP-DSM 1

V-AAS-3P 1

V-AAS-3S 1

V-FPI-3S 1

V-IAI-3P 2

V-IAI-3S 1

V-PAI-2S 1

V-PAI-3P 3

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAN 3

V-PAP-APM 1

V-PAP-GPM 1

V-PAP-NPM 5

V-PPI-1P 1

V-PPI-1S 1

V-PPI-3S 2

V-PPM-3S 1

V-PPP-NPM 1

V-PPS-3S 2

STV

V-AAI-3P 3

V-AAI-3S 1

V-AAN 1

V-AAP-DSM 1

V-AAS-3P 1

V-AAS-3S 1

V-FPI-3S 1

V-IAI-3P 2

V-IAI-3S 1

V-PAI-2S 1

V-PAI-3P 3

V-PAI-3S 2

V-PAN 3

V-PAP-APM 1

V-PAP-GPM 1

V-PAP-NPM 5

V-PPI-1P 1

V-PPI-1S 1

V-PPI-3S 1

V-PPM-3S 1

V-PPS-3S 2

TIS

V-AAI-3P 3

V-AAI-3S 1

V-AAN 1

V-AAP-DSM 1

V-AAS-3P 1

V-AAS-3S 1

V-FPI-3S 1

V-IAI-3P 2

V-IAI-3S 1

V-PAI-2S 1

V-PAI-3P 3

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAN 3

V-PAP-APM 1

V-PAP-GPM 1

V-PAP-NPM 5

V-PPI-1P 1

V-PPI-1S 1

V-PPI-3S 2

V-PPM-3S 1

V-PPP-NPM 1

V-PPS-3S 2

V-AAI-3P 3

V-AAI-3S 1

V-AAN 1

V-AAP-DSM 1

V-AAS-3P 1

V-AAS-3S 1

V-FPI-3S 1

V-IAI-3P 2

V-IAI-3S 1

V-PAI-2S 1

V-PAI-3P 3

V-PAI-3S 2

V-PAN 3

V-PAP-APM 1

V-PAP-GPM 1

V-PAP-NPM 5

V-PPI-1P 1

V-PPI-1S 1

V-PPI-3S 1

V-PPM-3S 1

V-PPS-3S 2

TRG

CONJ 1

V-AAI-3P 3

V-AAI-3S 1

V-AAN 1

V-AAS-3P 1

V-AAS-3S 1

V-FPI-3S 1

V-IAI-3P 2

V-IAI-3S 1

V-PAI-2S 1

V-PAI-3P 2

V-PAI-3S 2

V-PAN 3

V-PAPAPM 1

V-PAPGPM 1

V-PAPNPM 4

V-PPD-3S 1

V-PPI-1P 1

V-PPI-1S 1

V-PPI-3S 1

V-PPPNPM 1

V-PPS-3S 2

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

βλασφημ-έω, pf. βεβλασφήμηκα D. 18.10: —

1. speak profanely of sacred things, εἰς θεούς Pl. R. 381e; offer rash prayers, Id. Alc. 2.149c; β. κατά τινος utter imprecations against, Aeschin. 1.180.

2. speak ill or to the prejudice of one, slander, περὶ τῆς ἐμῆς διατριβῆς Isoc. 15.2, cf. D.l.c., ib.82; β. κατά τινος Isoc. 12.65, cf. Arist. Fr. 44; ὅσα εἰς ἡμᾶς ἐβλασφήμησαν D. 51.3; β. τινά Babr. 71.6,.Luke 23:39, etc.: abs., Phld. Lib. p.8 O.: — Pass., to have evil spoken of one, βεβλασφημημένους Id. Vit. p.12 J., cf. 1 Corinthians 10:30.

3. speak impiously or irreverently of God, blaspheme, εἰς τὸν Κύριον LXX Daniel 3:29(96); εἰς τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον Mark 3:29; εἰς τὰ θεῖα Vett. Val. 58.12; τοὺς θεούς Id. 67.20: abs., LXX 2 Maccabees 10:34, al.,.Matthew 9:3.

Thayer's Expanded Definition

βλασφημέω, βλασφήμω; imperfect ἐβλασφήμουν; 1 aorist ἐβλασφήμησα; passive (present βλασφημοῦμαι); 1 future βλασφημηθήσομαι; (βλάσφημος, which see); to speak reproachfully, rail at, revile, calumniate (Vulg. blasphemo); absolutely: Luke 22:65; Acts 13:45; Acts 18:6; Acts 26:11; 1 Timothy 1:20; 1 Peter 4:4; with accusative of person or thing (as in later Greek, Joseph, Plutarch, Appian, etc.): Matthew 27:39; Mark 3:28 L T Tr WH; ; Luke 23:39; Titus 3:2; James 2:7; Jude 1:10; with the cognate noun βλασφημίαν, to utter blasphemy (Plato, legg. 7, p. 800 c.; see ἀγαπάω at the end), Mark 3:28 R G (where L T Tr WH ὅσα for ὅσας, see above); (followed by ἐν, 2 Peter 2:12; cf. Alexander Buttmann (1873) as at end, and see ἀγνοέω, a.). Passive βλασφημοῦμαι to be evil spoken of, reviled, railed at: Romans 3:8; Romans 14:16; 1 Corinthians 4:13 (T WH Tr marginal reading δυσφημούμενοι); 1 Corinthians 10:30; Titus 2:5; 2 Peter 2:2; τό ὄνομα τίνος, Romans 2:24; 1 Timothy 6:1. Specifically, of those who by contemptuous speech intentionally come short of the reverence due to God or to sacred things (for גִּדֵּף, 2 Kings 19:6, 22 cf. 2 Kings 19:4; cf. Grimm on 2 Macc. 10:34); absolutely: Matthew 9:3; Matthew 26:65; Mark 2:7 L T Tr WH; (John 10:36); τόν Θεόν, Revelation 16:11, 21; τήν θεάν, Acts 19:37 (G L T Tr WH τήν Θεόν); τό ὄνομα τοῦ Θεοῦ, Revelation 13:6; Revelation 16:9; τό πνεῦμα τοῦ Θεοῦ (βλασφημεῖται), 1 Peter 4:14 Rec.; δόξας, Jude 1:8; 2 Peter 2:10 (see δόξα, III. 3 b. γ.); εἰς τό πνεῦμα τό ἅγιον, Mark 3:29; Luke 12:10 (εἰς θεούς, Plato, rep. 2, p. 381 e.). The earlier Greeks say βλασφημαν εἰς τινα, περί or κατά τίνος; (on the N. T. constructions cf. Winers Grammar, 222 (208); 629 (584); Buttmann, 146 (128)).

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

βλασφημέω , -ῶ

(< βλάσφημος ),

[in LXX: 2 Kings 19:4 (H3198 hi.) 2 Kings 19:6; 2 Kings 19:22 (H1442 pi.), Isaiah 52:5 (H5006 hith.), Da LXX Daniel 3:29 (H7955 H559), Tobit 1:18 Da TH Bel 1:9, 2Mac2 *;]

1. to speak lightly or profanely of sacred things (in cl., opp. of εὐφημέω ), esp. to speak impiously of God, to blaspheme, speak blasphemously: absol., Matthew 9:3; Matthew 26:65, Mark 2:7, John 10:36, Acts 26:11, 1 Timothy 1:20, 2 Peter 2:12; τ . θεόν , Acts 19:37, Revelation 16:11; Revelation 16:21; τὸ ὄνομα τ . θεοῦ , Revelation 13:6; Revelation 16:9; δόξας , Judges 1:8, 2 Peter 2:10; εἰς τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον , Mark 3:29, Luke 12:10.

2. to revile, rail at, slander: absol., Luke 22:65, Acts 13:45; Acts 18:6, 1 Peter 4:4; c. acc, Matthew 27:39 Mark 3:28; Mark 15:29, Luke 23:39 Titus 3:2, James 2:7, Judges 1:10. Pass.: Romans 2:24; Romans 3:8; Romans 14:16, 1 Corinthians 10:30, 1 Timothy 6:1, Titus 2:5, 2 Peter 2:2 (Cremer, 570).†

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
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