blasphēmeō · blaspheme

What it means

blasphēmeō (βλασφημέω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “blaspheme”.

Speak against God; also insult, slander.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To speak with contempt against God or what is holy.
2. To revile a person.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• blaspheme ×9
• blasphemed ×9
• blaspheming ×8
• blasphemes ×2
• am I slandered ×1
• be slandered ×1
• blasphemers of ×1
• slander ×1
• we are slandered ×1
• were insulting ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×3
• Mark×4
• Luke×3
• John×1
• Acts×4
• Romans×3
• 1 Corinthians×1
• 1 Timothy×2
• Titus×2
• James×1
• 1 Peter×1
• 2 Peter×3
• Jude×2
• Revelation×4

• Matthew 9:3

  And look, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming.”

• Matthew 26:65

  Then the high priest tore his garments, saying, “He has blasphemed! What further need do we have of witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy.

• Matthew 27:39

  And those who passed by were blaspheming him, shaking their heads

• Mark 2:7

  “Why does this man speak like this? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

• Mark 3:28

  Truly I tell you, all things will be forgiven the sons of men, the sins and the blasphemies, whatever they blaspheme;

• Mark 3:29

  but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin.”

• Mark 15:29

  And those who passed by were insulting him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! You who would destroy the sanctuary and build it in three days,

• Luke 12:10

  And everyone who will speak a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven; but the one who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.

• Luke 22:65

  And they were saying many other things against him, blaspheming.

• Luke 23:39

  And one of the criminals who were hanging there was blaspheming him, saying, “Are you not the Messiah? Save yourself and us!”

• John 10:36

  do you say of the one whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ because I said, ‘I am the Son of God’?

• Acts 13:45

  But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and were contradicting the things spoken by Paul, blaspheming.

• Acts 18:6

  But when they opposed him and blasphemed, he shook out his clothes and said to them, “Your blood be on your head! I am clean. From now on I will go to the nations.”

• Acts 19:37

  For you have brought these men here, who are neither temple robbers nor blasphemers of our goddess.

• Acts 26:11

  And throughout all the synagogues, often punishing them, I tried to force them to blaspheme; and being furiously enraged against them I pursued them even to foreign cities.

• Romans 2:24

  For the name of God is blasphemed among the nations because of you, as it is written.

• Romans 3:8

  And why not say, as we are slandered and as some claim that we say, Let us do evil so that good may come? Their condemnation is just.

• Romans 14:16

  So your good must not be slandered.

• 1 Corinthians 10:30

  If I partake with thanks, why am I slandered for what I give thanks for?

• 1 Timothy 1:20

  Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I handed over to Satan so that they may be disciplined not to blaspheme.

• 1 Timothy 6:1

  Let all who are under the yoke as slaves consider their own masters worthy of all honor, so that the name of God and the teaching may not be blasphemed.

• Titus 2:5

  sensible, pure, workers at home, kind, submissive to their own husbands, so that the word of God may not be blasphemed.

• Titus 3:2

  to slander no one, to be peaceable, gentle, showing all meekness toward all people.

• James 2:7

  Do they not blaspheme the good name that was invoked over you?

• 1 Peter 4:4

  In this they are surprised that you do not run with them into the same flood of dissipation, and they blaspheme;

• 2 Peter 2:2

  And many will follow their debaucheries, because of whom the way of truth will be blasphemed.

• 2 Peter 2:10

  and especially those who walk after the flesh in defiling desire and despise authority. Bold, arrogant, they do not tremble when they blaspheme the glories,

• 2 Peter 2:12

  But these, like irrational animals, born by nature for capture and destruction, blaspheming in matters of which they are ignorant, will also be destroyed in their destruction,

• Jude 1:8

  Yet in the same way these dreamers also defile the flesh, reject authority, and blaspheme the glories.

• Jude 1:10

  But these blaspheme all that they do not know, and what they understand by instinct, like irrational animals, by these things they are destroyed.

• Revelation 13:6

  And it opened its mouth in blasphemies against God, to blaspheme his name and his tent, those who dwell in heaven.

• Revelation 16:9

  And people were scorched with great heat, and they blasphemed the name of God, who has authority over these plagues, and they did not change their minds to give him glory.

• Revelation 16:11

  and they blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and because of their sores, and they did not change their minds about their works.

• Revelation 16:21

  And great hailstones, about a talent in weight, come down from heaven on people; and people blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail, because its plague is extremely great.