βλασφημίαι
blasphēmía
blasphemies
Abusive speech, slander, or verbal offense; the act of speaking irreverently or disrespectfully against someone or something considered worthy of honor or reverence. In religious contexts, often denotes speech considered contemptuous or degrading toward the divine, holy persons, or sacred things, but in broader usage also refers to defamation or injurious speech directed at people.
Mark 3:28 · Word #15
Lexicon G988
| Lemma | βλασφημία |
| Transliteration | blasphēmía |
| Strong's | G988 |
| Definition | Abusive speech, slander, or verbal offense; the act of speaking irreverently or disrespectfully against someone or something considered worthy of honor or reverence. In religious contexts, often denotes speech considered contemptuous or degrading toward the divine, holy persons, or sacred things, but in broader usage also refers to defamation or injurious speech directed at people. |
Morphology N NOM F PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Common Translation
| Phrase | blasphemies |
| Literal | blasphemies |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | βλασφημία |
| Strong's | G988 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G988-02
abusive slanders
| Morphological Notes | Noun, nominative feminine plural (Gr,N,,,,,NFP); functions as a plural subject or predicate noun. |
| Rendering Rationale | "Abusive slanders" reflects the root sense of injurious or irreverent speech (βλασφημ-) and preserves the nominative feminine plural form as multiple acts or instances of such speech. |
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