To blaspheme
βλασφημέωStrong’s G0987blasphēmeō
Appears in 35 verses of the New Testament
In short
Blasphēmeō is the Greek word usually translated “blaspheming”, “denigrating” and “blaspheme”. It appears in 35 verses of the New Testament.
“Of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I have delivered unto Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme.”
Meaning
Usually translated “blaspheming”, “denigrating” and “blaspheme”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- blaspheming 4
- denigrating 3
- to blaspheme 3
- were denigrating 2
- may be denigrated 2
- blasphemes 1
- he has blasphemed 1
- he blasphemes 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Mark 4
- Acts 4
- Revelation 4
- Matthew 3
- Luke 3
- Romans 3
14 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Timothy 6:1In contextLet as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed.
- Titus 2:5In contextTo be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.
- Titus 3:2In contextTo speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.
- 2 Peter 2:2In contextAnd many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.
- 2 Peter 2:10In contextBut chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.
- 2 Peter 2:12In contextBut these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption;
Greek dictionary
βλασφημέω blasphēmeō · to blaspheme
βλασφημέω, -ῶ (βλάσφημος), [in LXX: 4Ki.19:4 (יכח hi.) ib. 6, 22 (גּדף pi.), Isa.52:5 (נאץ hith.), Dan LXX 3:29 (96) (אמר שׁלח), Tob.1:18, Da TH Bel 9, 2Ma.2 * ;] 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., Mat.9:3 26:65, Mrk.2:7, Jhn.10:36, Act.26:11, 1Ti.1:20, 2Pe.2:12; τ. θεόν, Act.19:37, Rev.16:11, 21; τὸ ὄνομα τ. θεοῦ, Rev.13:6 16:9; δόξας, Ju 3, 2Pe.2:10; εἰς τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον, Mrk.3:29, Luk.12:10. …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “blaspheme” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
BLASPHE'ME, verb transitive
[Gr. The first syllable is the same as in blame, blasme, denoting injury; Latin loedo, loesus; The last syllable is the Gr., to speak.]
- To speak of the Supreme Being in terms of impious irreverence; to revile or speak reproachfully of God, or the Holy Spirit. 1 Kings 21:10Mark 3:28
- To speak evil of; to utter abuse or calumny against; to speak reproachfully of.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.