Word study · Greek

blásphēmos

blasphemer

Say it: BLAS-fay-mos (approximate)

βλάσφημος

What it means

Blasphemous, abusive, slanderous. In 1:13, Paul "used to be a blasphemer." Also Acts 6:11, 6:13 and 2 Timothy 3:2. The verb form appears in 1:20.

Range of meaning

  • BlasphemousSpeaking against God.
  • AbusiveInsulting.

In 1 Timothy

Every verse (1)

Verses where G0989 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources