GreekG0988Noun (Feminine)

βλασφημία

blasphēmia

17Occurrences
G0988Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

vilification (especially against God)

from G989 (βλάσφημος);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
(a) railing slander: , (b) spec., impious speech against God, blasphemy: ,; ὄνομα βλασφημίας; πρὸς θεόν.
LXX: (נֶאָצָה), Da TH (96) (שׁלה) *

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

G:N-F

Full Description

Greek Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

βλασφημία appears 17 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Revelation
5
Matthew
3
Mark
3
1 Timothy
1
Colossians
1
Ephesians
1
John
1
Jude
1

Key Passages

1 Timothy 6:4BSB

he is conceited and understands nothing. Instead, he has an unhealthy interest in controversies and semantics, out of which come envy, strife, abusive talk, evil suspicions,

John 10:33BSB

“We are not stoning You for any good work,” said the Jews, “but for blasphemy, because You, who are a man, declare Yourself to be God.”

Matthew 12:31BSB

Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.

Mark 14:64BSB

You have heard the blasphemy. What is your verdict?”And they all condemned Him as deserving of death.

Revelation 13:1BSB

Then I saw a beast with ten horns and seven heads rising out of the sea. There were ten royal crowns on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads.

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