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blasphēmia G988

βλασφημία (blasphēmia) means “blasphemy” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

βλασφημία Greek · G988 18 tagged occurrences in 17 verses

Pronunciation guide: blas-fay-me'-ah Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G0988

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)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

abusive or scurrilous language, blasphemy.

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How translators render G988

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
blasphemy 6
slander 4
blasphemies 2
blasphemous 2
a slanderous 1
abusive talk 1
and slander 1
blasphemous words 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
blasphemy 6
blasphemies 5
of blasphemy 2
the blasphemy 2
evil speaking 1
railing 1
railings 1

Verses containing G988

Page 1 of 1. 17 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Matthew 12:31 · BSB · 2 occurrences

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

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  2. Matthew 15:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.

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  3. Matthew 26:65 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  4. Mark 3:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Truly I tell you, the sons of men will be forgiven all sins and blasphemies, as many as they utter.

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  5. Mark 7:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness.

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  6. Mark 14:64 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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  7. Luke 5:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But the scribes and Pharisees began thinking to themselves, “Who is this man who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

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  8. John 10:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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  9. Ephesians 4:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice.

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  10. Colossians 3:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But now you must put aside all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.

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  11. 1 Timothy 6:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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  12. Jude 1:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But even the archangel Michael, when he disputed with the devil over the body of Moses, did not presume to bring a slanderous charge against him, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!”

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  13. Revelation 2:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I 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.

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  14. Revelation 13:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  15. Revelation 13:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The beast was given a mouth to speak arrogant and blasphemous words, and authority to act for 42 months.

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  16. Revelation 13:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And the beast opened its mouth to speak blasphemies against God and to slander His name and His tabernacle—those who dwell in heaven.

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  17. Revelation 17:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And 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.

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