Greek verb · G987
βλασφημέω
blasphemeoblas-fay-meh'-o
to speak lightly or profanely of sacred things; to revile, rail at, slander
34 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: blasphēméō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G987is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 14 of 27New Testament books
- 23spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G987
to vilify; specially, to speak impiously
The King James renders it: (speak) blaspheme(-er, -mously, -my), defame, rail on, revile, speak evil.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
blasphemeo is rendered "to speak lightly or profanely of sacred things; to revile, rail at, slander". It stands 34 times in the Greek text, across fourteen books.
- Four of the uses stand in Mark, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "to speak lightly or profanely of sacred things".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 9:3On seeing this, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming!”
- The Greek text spells it twenty-three different ways.
The first use
On seeing this, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming!”
Matthew 9:3βλασφημεῖ
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
The word stands in fourteen of the 27 New Testament books.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: to speak lightly or profanely of sacred things, and to revile, rail at, slander.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| to speak lightly or profanely of sacred things(in cl., opp. of εὐφημέω), esp. to speak impiously of God, to blaspheme, speak blasphemously | Tagged as
and 13 more, 27 uses in all | WhereMatthew 9:3On seeing this, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming!” |
| to revile, rail at, slanderabsol., Luk.22:65, Act.13:45 18:6, 1Pe.4:4; with accusative, Mat.27:39, Mrk.3:28 15:29, Luk.23:39, Tit.3:2, Jas.2:7, Ju 10. Pass.:... | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 27:39And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 34, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
23 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- βλασφημοῦντες5
- βλασφημοῦσιν3
- ἐβλασφήμησαν3
- βλασφημεῖ2
- βλασφημεῖν2
- ἐβλασφήμουν2
- βλασφημεῖν.¶1
- βλασφημεῖς1
- βλασφημείσθω1
- βλασφημεῖται1
- βλασφημηθήσεται1
- βλασφημῆσαι1
and 11 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- verb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural5V-PAP-NPM
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person plural3V-AAI-3P
- verb · present active, indicative · 3rd person plural3V-PAI-3P
- verb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)3V-PAN
- verb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person plural2V-IAI-3P
- verb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singular2V-PAI-3S
- verb · present passive, subjunctive · 3rd person singular2V-PPS-3S
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-AAI-3S
- verb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)1V-AAN
- verb · aorist active, participle · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singular1V-AAP-DSM
- verb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person plural1V-AAS-3P
- verb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person singular1V-AAS-3S
Matthew
three uses
On seeing this, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming!”
- βλασφημεῖblasphemeiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: blasphemes
At 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.
- ἐβλασφήμησενeblasphemesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He has blasphemed
And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads
- ἐβλασφήμουνeblasphemounverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: were denigrating
Mark
four uses
“Why does this man speak like this? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
- βλασφημεῖblasphemeiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He blasphemes
Truly I tell you, the sons of men will be forgiven all sins and blasphemies, as many as they utter.
- βλασφημήσωσινblasphemesosinverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person pluraltagged: they shall have blasphemed
But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is guilty of eternal sin.”
- βλασφημήσῃblasphemeseverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person singulartagged: may blaspheme
And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,
- ἐβλασφήμουνeblasphemounverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: were denigrating
Luke
three uses
And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.
- βλασφημήσαντιblasphemesantiverb · aorist active, participle · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: having blasphemed
And they said many other blasphemous things against Him.
- βλασφημοῦντεςblasphemountesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: blaspheming
One of the criminals who hung there heaped abuse on Him. “Are You not the Christ?” he said. “Save Yourself and us!”
- ἐβλασφήμειeblasphemeiverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he was denigrating
John
one use
then what about the One whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world? How then can you accuse Me of blasphemy for stating that I am the Son of God?
- βλασφημεῖςblasphemeisverb · present active, indicative · 2nd person singulartagged: You blaspheme
Acts
four uses
But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and they blasphemously contradicted what Paul was saying.
- βλασφημοῦντεςblasphemountesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: denigrating
But when they opposed and insulted him, he shook out his garments and told them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”
- βλασφημούντωνblasphemountonverb · present active, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: denigrating
For you have brought these men here, though they have neither robbed our temple nor blasphemed our goddess.
- βλασφημοῦνταςblasphemountasverb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: blaspheming
I frequently had them punished in the synagogues, and I tried to make them blaspheme. In my raging fury against them, I even went to foreign cities to persecute them.
- βλασφημεῖνblasphemeinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to blaspheme
Romans
three uses
As it is written: “God’s name is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.”
- βλασφημεῖταιblasphemeitaiverb · present passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: is blasphemed
Why not say, as some slanderously claim that we say, “Let us do evil that good may result”? Their condemnation is deserved!
- βλασφημούμεθαblasphemoumethaverb · present passive, indicative · 1st person pluraltagged: we are denigrated
Do not allow what you consider good, then, to be spoken of as evil.
- βλασφημείσθωblasphemeisthoverb · present passive, command · 3rd person singulartagged: should be denigrated
1 Corinthians
one use
If I partake in the meal with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of that for which I give thanks?
- βλασφημοῦμαιblasphemoumaiverb · present passive, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: am I denigrated
1 Timothy
two uses
Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan to be taught not to blaspheme.
- βλασφημεῖν.¶blasphemeinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to blaspheme
All who are under the yoke of slavery should regard their masters as fully worthy of honor, so that God’s name and our teaching will not be discredited.
- βλασφημῆταιblasphemetaiverb · present passive, subjunctive · 3rd person singulartagged: may be denigrated
Titus
two uses
to be self-controlled, pure, managers of their households, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be discredited.
- βλασφημῆται.¶blasphemetaiverb · present passive, subjunctive · 3rd person singulartagged: may be denigrated
to malign no one, and to be peaceable and gentle, showing full consideration to everyone.
- βλασφημεῖνblasphemeinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to denigrate
James
one use
Are they not the ones who blaspheme the noble name by which you have been called?
- βλασφημοῦσινblasphemousinverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: are denigrating
1 Peter
one use
Because of this, they consider it strange of you not to plunge with them into the same flood of reckless indiscretion, and they heap abuse on you.
- βλασφημοῦντεςblasphemountesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: denigrating
2 Peter
three uses
Many will follow in their depravity, and because of them the way of truth will be defamed.
- βλασφημηθήσεταιblasphemethesetaiverb · future passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: will be denigrated
Such punishment is specially reserved for those who indulge the corrupt desires of the flesh and despise authority. Bold and self-willed, they are unafraid to slander glorious beings.
- βλασφημοῦντεςblasphemountesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: blaspheming
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.
- βλασφημοῦντεςblasphemountesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: blaspheming
Jude
two uses
Yet in the same way these dreamers defile their bodies, reject authority, and slander glorious beings.
- βλασφημοῦσινblasphemousinverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they blaspheme
These men, however, slander what they do not understand, and like irrational animals, they will be destroyed by the things they do instinctively.
- βλασφημοῦσινblasphemousinverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they denigrate
Revelation
four uses
And the beast opened its mouth to speak blasphemies against God and to slander His name and His tabernacle—those who dwell in heaven.
- βλασφημῆσαιblasphemesaiverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to blaspheme
And the people were scorched by intense heat, and they cursed the name of God, who had authority over these plagues; yet they did not repent and give Him glory.
- ἐβλασφήμησανeblasphemesanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they denigrated
and curse the God of heaven for their pains and sores; yet they did not repent of their deeds.
- ἐβλασφήμησανeblasphemesanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they blasphemed
And great hailstones weighing almost a hundred pounds each rained down on them from above. And men cursed God for the plague of hail, because it was so horrendous.
- ἐβλασφήμησανeblasphemesanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: blasphemed
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
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Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.