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blasphēmos G989

βλάσφημος (blasphēmos) means “blasphemous” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

βλάσφημος Greek · G989 4 tagged occurrences in 4 verses

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

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G0989

βλάσφημος · blasphēmos · blasphemous

βλάσφημος, -ον (βλασ-, of uncertain deriv., see Thayer, Boisacq; + φήμη, speech), [in LXX: Isa.66:3 (מְבָרֵךְ אָוֶן), Wis.1:6, Sir.3:16, 2Ma.9:28 10:4, 36 * ;] (a) evil-speaking, slanderous, blasphemous: Act.6:11, 2Ti.3:2, 2Pe.2:11 (cf. Ju 9); (b) as subst. a blasphemer: 1Ti.1:13 (Cremer, 570). † (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

slanderous; subst: a blasphemer.

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How translators render G989

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
a blasphemer 1
abusive 1
of blasphemy 1
such slanderous 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
blasphemous 2
a blasphemer 1
blasphemers 1
railing 1

Verses containing G989

Page 1 of 1. 4 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. Acts 6:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then they prompted some men to say, “We heard Stephen speak words of blasphemy against Moses and against God.”

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  2. 1 Timothy 1:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was shown mercy.

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  3. 2 Timothy 3:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,

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  4. 2 Peter 2:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Yet not even angels, though greater in strength and power, dare to bring such slanderous charges against them before the Lord.

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Sources and text

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