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βλασφημία G988
G988 is the Greek word βλασφημία, transliterated blasphēmía. The King James Version most often renders it blasphemy.
What it means
vilification (especially against God).
Where it comes from
from G989 (βλάσφημος).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 16 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: blasphemy, evil speaking, railing.
Verses using βλασφημία
All 15 verses, quoted in full.
Matthew 12:31 · KJV
Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.
Mark 2:7 · KJV
Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only?
Mark 3:28 · KJV
Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme:
Mark 7:22 · KJV
Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:
Mark 14:64 · KJV
Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him to be guilty of death.
Luke 5:21 · KJV
And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?
John 10:33 · KJV
The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.
Ephesians 4:31 · KJV
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
Colossians 3:8 · KJV
But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
1 Timothy 6:4 · KJV
He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,
Jude 1:9 · KJV
Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.
Revelation 2:9 · KJV
I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.
Revelation 13:5 · KJV
And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.
Revelation 13:6 · KJV
And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.
Revelation 17:3 · KJV
So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
Common questions
What does Strong's G988 mean?
G988 is the Greek word βλασφημία (blasphēmía), meaning vilification (especially against God).
How is G988 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it blasphemy (8 times), blasphemies (4 times), evil speaking (1 time), railings (1 time), railing (1 time), among others.
How many times does G988 appear in the Bible?
βλασφημία (blasphēmía) is tagged in 15 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does G988 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from G989 (βλάσφημος).
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