βλασφημήσῃ

blasphemese

blasphemes

from βλάσφημος; to vilify; specially, to speak impiously:--(speak) blaspheme(-er, -mously, -my), defame, rail on, revile, speak evil.

G987

Mark 3:29 · Word #4

Lexicon G987

Lemmaβλασφημέω
Transliterationblasphēméō
Strong'sG987
In-contextblasphemes
Literalblaspheme

Morphology V AOR ACT SUBJ 3P SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense AOR — Aorist — Simple occurrence, often past
Voice ACT — Active — The subject performs the action
Mood SUBJ — Subjunctive — Expresses possibility or purpose
Person 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they")
Number SG — Singular — One

Lexical Info

Lemmaβλασφημέω
Strong'sG987

SIBI-P1 G987-08

he/she might speak-harm against

Rootβλασφημέω (blasphēmeō)
Core Meaningsto slander, to revile, to speak harmfully, to defame, to speak impiously against
Semantic Rangeto slander or defame a person, to revile or insult, to speak irreverently of God or sacred things, to utter injurious or abusive speech
Conceptual SignificanceIn biblical usage, βλασφημέω encompasses both human slander and impious speech against God. It highlights the gravity of speech that dishonors divine reputation or harms covenant community, underscoring the moral and theological weight of words in Scripture.
Morphological NotesVerb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular (Gr,V,SAA3,,S,). The aorist denotes a simple or complete act; the subjunctive expresses possibility, contingency, or purpose.
Rendering RationaleThe rendering "speak-harm against" preserves the root sense of harmful or injurious speech inherent in βλασφημέω. The auxiliary "might" reflects the aorist active subjunctive (third person singular), conveying a potential or contingent single act of reviling.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root βλασφημέω (to slander, to revile, to speak harmfully, to defame, to speak impiously against)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G987-03 blasphemeis you are speaking-harmfully

Word Usage (34 occurrences of G987)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 9:3 βλασφημεῖ blasphemei
Matthew 26:65 ἐβλασφήμησεν eblasphemesen
Matthew 27:39 ἐβλασφήμουν eblasphemoun