Blasphemy
βλασφημίαStrong’s G0988blasphēmia
Appears in 17 verses of the New Testament
In short
Blasphēmia is the Greek word usually translated “blasphemy”, “slander” and “blasphemies”. It appears in 17 verses of the New Testament.
“He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,”
Meaning
Usually translated “blasphemy”, “slander” and “blasphemies”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- blasphemy 6
- slander 5
- blasphemies 4
- of blasphemy 2
- slanders 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Revelation 5
- Matthew 3
- Mark 3
- Luke 1
- John 1
- Ephesians 1
9 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Jude 1:9In contextYet 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.
- 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 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:
Greek dictionary
βλασφημία blasphēmia · blasphemy
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)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “blasphemy” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
BLAS'PHEMY, noun
An indignity offered to God by words or writing; reproachful, contemptuous or irreverent words uttered impiously against Jehovah.
- That which derogates from the prerogatives of God.
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.