Blasphēmía — G988

G988 · Greek — βλασφημία

Pronunciation: blas-fay-me'-ah

Definition

feminine noun

vilification (especially against God)

  1. universally, slander, detraction, speech injurious to another's good name
  2. specifically, impious and reproachful speech injurious to the divine majesty

Usually translated as

blasphemy, evil speaking, railing

Origin

from G989

Occurrences

Blasphēmía occurs 19 times in 18 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (3), Mark (4), Luke (1), John (1), Ephesians (1), Colossians (1), 1 Timothy (1), Jude (1), Revelation (5)

Strong's Lexicon — B