Word Study · Strong's G988 · Greek
βλασφημία
blasphemia
blas-fay-me'-ah
Strong's 1890 spelling: blasphēmía
“vilification (especially against God)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
vilification (especially against God)
Rendered in the KJV as
blasphemy, evil speaking, railing.
- 18occurrencesin the New Testament
- 9 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 12inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 18 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 12
- βλασφημία3
- βλασφημίας3
- βλασφημίαν2
- βλασφημίας,2
- βλασφημία,1
- βλασφημίαι1
- βλασφημίαι,1
- βλασφημίαι.1
- βλασφημίαν,1
- βλασφημίας;1
- βλασφημίας.1
- βλασφημίας·1
How it is rendered · 10
- blasphemy4
- blasphemies3
- slander,3
- slander2
- blasphemies?1
- blasphemy,1
- blasphemy;1
- of blasphemy,1
- of blasphemy.1
- slanders.1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 5
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular5
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular4
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine plural3
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular3
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine plural3
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-GSF · 5
- N-NSF · 4
- N-APF · 3
- N-ASF · 3
- N-NPF · 3
All 18, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Matthew4 occurrences
- Matthew 12:31βλασφημίαblasphēmianoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularTherefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.here: blasphemy
- Matthew 12:31βλασφημίαblasphēmianoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularTherefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.here: blasphemy
- Matthew 15:19βλασφημίαι.blasphēmiainoun · nominative (subject) · feminine pluralFor out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.here: slanders.
- Matthew 26:65βλασφημίανblasphēmiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularAt this, the high priest tore his clothes and declared, “He has blasphemed! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy.here: blasphemy
Mark3 occurrences
- Mark 3:28βλασφημίαιblasphēmiainoun · nominative (subject) · feminine pluralTruly I tell you, the sons of men will be forgiven all sins and blasphemies, as many as they utter.here: blasphemies
- Mark 7:22βλασφημία,blasphēmianoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singulargreed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness.here: slander,
- Mark 14:64βλασφημίας·blasphēmiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularYou have heard the blasphemy. What is your verdict?” And they all condemned Him as deserving of death.here: blasphemy;
Ephesians1 occurrence
Revelation5 occurrences
- Revelation 2:9βλασφημίανblasphēmiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularI know your affliction and your poverty—though you are rich! And I am aware of the slander of those who falsely claim to be Jews, but are in fact a synagogue of Satan.here: slander
- Revelation 13:1βλασφημίας.blasphēmiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularThen 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.here: of blasphemy.
- Revelation 13:5βλασφημίαςblasphēmiasnoun · accusative (object) · feminine pluralThe beast was given a mouth to speak arrogant and blasphemous words, and authority to act for 42 months.here: blasphemies
- Revelation 13:6βλασφημίαςblasphēmiasnoun · accusative (object) · feminine pluralAnd the beast opened its mouth to speak blasphemies against God and to slander His name and His tabernacle—those who dwell in heaven.here: blasphemies
- Revelation 17:3βλασφημίας,blasphēmiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularAnd the angel carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness, where I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns.here: of blasphemy,