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GreekG0987Verb

βλασφημέω

blasphēmeō

35Occurrences
G0987Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to vilify; specially, to speak impiously

from G989 (βλάσφημος);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.to speak lightly or profanely of sacred things (in cl., opp. of εὐφημέω), esp. to speak impiously of God, to blaspheme, speak blasphemously
2.to revile, rail at, slander
10.Pass.
LXX: 4 (יכח hi.), 22 (גּדף pi.), (נאץ hith.), Dan LXX (96) (אמר שׁלח), Da TH *

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

βλασφημέω appears 35 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Acts
4
Mark
4
Revelation
4
2 Peter
3
Luke
3
Matthew
3
Romans
3
1 Peter
2

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 10:30BSB

If I partake in the meal with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of that for which I give thanks?

2 Peter 2:12BSB

These men are like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be captured and destroyed. They blaspheme in matters they do not understand, and like such creatures, they too will be destroyed.

Jude 1:8BSB

Yet in the same way these dreamers defile their bodies, reject authority, and slander glorious beings.

Matthew 9:3BSB

On seeing this, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming!”

Revelation 16:11BSB

and curse the God of heaven for their pains and sores; yet they did not repent of their deeds.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.