βλασφημίαν
blasphēmía
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.
Matthew 26:65 · Word #19
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 ACC F SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | βλασφημία |
| Strong's | G988 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G988-03
abusive speech
| Morphological Notes | Noun; accusative case, feminine gender, singular number (Gr,N,,,,,AFS); functions as a singular direct object or object of a preposition. |
| Rendering Rationale | "Abusive speech" directly reflects the root sense of injurious or slanderous speaking inherent in βλασφημ-. The accusative feminine singular form denotes a single instance or concept of such speech as an object. |
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