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Strong's #988 - βλασφημία
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- slander, detraction, speech injurious, to another's good name
- impious and reproachful speech injurious to divine majesty
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βλασφημ-ία, ἡ,
1.word of evil omen, profane speech, D. 25.26; βλασφημίαν ἐφθέγξατο, at a sacrifice, E. Ion 1189; εἴ τις παραστὰς τοῖς βωμοῖς βλασφημοῖ β. πᾶσαν Pl. Lg. 800c; πᾶσαν β. ἱερῶν καταχέουσι ib.d.
2. defamation, slander, Democr. 177, D. 10.36, 18.95; β. ποιεῖσθαι εἴς τινα Aeschin. 1.167, cf. Ephesians 4:31; ὅλας ἁμάξας βλασφημιῶν whole cart-loads of abuse, Luc. Eun. 2.
3. irreverent speech against God, blasphemy, ἡ εἰς τὸ θεῖον β. Men. 715: in pl., LXX Ezekiel 35:12, al.; τοῦ Πνεύματος against.., Matthew 12:31; πρὸς τὸν θεόν Revelation 13:6.
βλασφημία, βλασφημίας, ἡ, railing, reviling (Vulg. blasphemia);
a. universally, slander, detraction, speech injurious to another's good name: Matthew 12:31; Matthew 15:19; Mark 3:28; Mark 7:22; Ephesians 4:31; Colossians 3:8; 1 Timothy 6:4; Jude 1:9 (κρίσις βλασφημίας, equivalent to κρίσις βλάσφημος in 2 Peter 2:11, a judgment pronounced in reproachful terms); Revelation 2:9.
b. specifically, impious and reproachful speech injurious to the divine majesty: Matthew 26:65; Mark 2:7 (R G);
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βλασφημμία , -ας , ἡ
(< βλάσφημος ),
[in LXX: Ezekiel 35:12 (H5007), Da TH Daniel 3:29 (H7955) Tobit 1:18, 1 Maccabees 2:6, 2 Maccabees 8:4; 2 Maccabees 10:35; 2 Maccabees 15:24 *;]
(a) railing, slander: Matthew 12:31; Matthew 15:19, Mark 3:28; Mark 7:22, Ephesians 4:31, Colossians 3:8, 1 Timothy 6:4, Judges 1:9, Revelation 2:9;
(b) spec., impious speech against God, blasphemy: Matthew 26:65, Mark 14:64, Luke 5:21, John 10:33, Revelation 13:5; ὄνομα βλασφημίας , Revelation 13:1; Revelation 17:3; c. gem obj., Matthew 12:31; πρὸς τ . θεόν , Revelation 13:6 (Cremer, 570; DB, i, 305; DCG, ii, 423).†
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