Lexical Summary blasphēmia: slander Original Word: βλασφημίαTransliteration: blasphēmia Phonetic Spelling: (blas-fay-me'-ah) Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Short Definition: slander Meaning: slander Strong's Concordance blasphemy, evil speaking, railing. From blasphemos; vilification (especially against God) -- blasphemy, evil speaking, railing. see GREEK blasphemos Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 988: βλασφημίαβλασφημία, 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); |