verb
dusfēmomō
Strong’sG987
I speak evil against, blaspheme
stem dusfēm-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
** δυσφημέω, -ώ
(< δύσφημος, slanderous), [in LXX: I Mac 7:41 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G987 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidblas-fay-meh'-o
to vilify; specially, to speak impiously
Fromfrom G989;
King James(speak) blaspheme(-er, -mously, -my), defame, rail on, revile, speak evil.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
perfect βεβλασφήμηκα Refs 4th c.BC+:—speak profanely of sacred things, εἰς θεούς Refs 5th c.BC+; offer rash prayers, Refs; β. κατά τινος utter imprecations against, Refs 4th c.BC+
2 speak ill or to the prejudice of one, slander, περὶ τῆς ἐμῆς διατριβῆς NT+5th c.BC+ O.:—passive, to have evil spoken of one, βεβλασφημημένους NT+1st c.AD+
3 speak impiously or irreverently of God, blaspheme, εἰς τὸν Κύριον LXX+NT; εἰς τὰ θεῖα Vett.LXX+NT
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| dusfēmorōntoisδυσφημούμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine | slandered | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 54, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | dusfēmomō | dusfēmome | dusfēmomē | dusfēmomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | dusfēmosō | dusfēmose | dusfēmosē | dusfēmoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dusfēmotō | dusfēmote | dusfēmotē | dusfēmotelē |
| we 1st person plural | dusfēmonō | dusfēmone | dusfēmonē | dusfēmonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | dusfēmovō | dusfēmove | dusfēmovē | dusfēmovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | dusfēmolō | dusfēmole | dusfēmolē | dusfēmolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | dusfēmomeiō | dusfēmomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | dusfēmoseiō | dusfēmoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dusfēmoteiō | dusfēmoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | dusfēmoneiō | dusfēmoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | dusfēmoveiō | dusfēmoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | dusfēmoleiō | dusfēmoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | dusfēmosōr | dusfēmosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dusfēmotōr | dusfēmotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | dusfēmovōr | dusfēmovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | dusfēmolōr | dusfēmolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | dusfēmomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | dusfēmosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dusfēmotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | dusfēmonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | dusfēmovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | dusfēmoloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | dusfēmorō | dusfēmorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | dusfēmorōntos1× | dusfēmorēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
dusfēm is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
dusfēmorōntois“slandered”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
1 Corinthians 4:13dusfēmorōntois parakalanō; hōs perikatharmeim tou kosmou genina, …when we are slandered, we answer gently. Up to this …