verb
dusfēmimō
Greekδυσφημέω (dusfēmeō)
Strong’sG987
I speak evil against, blaspheme
stem dusfēm-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
** 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.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| dusfēmirōtoisδυσφημούμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent 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 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | dusfēmimō | dusfēmime | dusfēmimi | dusfēmima | dusfēmimē | dusfēmimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | dusfēmisō | dusfēmise | dusfēmisi | dusfēmisa | dusfēmisē | dusfēmiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dusfēmitō | dusfēmite | dusfēmiti | dusfēmita | dusfēmitē | dusfēmitelē |
| we 1st person plural | dusfēminō | dusfēmine | dusfēmini | dusfēmina | dusfēminē | dusfēminelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | dusfēmivō | dusfēmive | dusfēmivi | dusfēmiva | dusfēmivē | dusfēmivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | dusfēmilō | dusfēmile | dusfēmili | dusfēmila | dusfēmilē | dusfēmilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | dusfēmimeiō | dusfēmimeia | dusfēmimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | dusfēmiseiō | dusfēmiseia | dusfēmiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dusfēmiteiō | dusfēmiteia | dusfēmiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | dusfēmineiō | dusfēmineia | dusfēmineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | dusfēmiveiō | dusfēmiveia | dusfēmiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | dusfēmileiō | dusfēmileia | dusfēmileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | dusfēmisōr | dusfēmisar | dusfēmisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dusfēmitōr | dusfēmitar | dusfēmitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | dusfēmivōr | dusfēmivar | dusfēmivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | dusfēmilōr | dusfēmilar | dusfēmilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | dusfēmimoiō | dusfēmimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | dusfēmisoiō | dusfēmisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dusfēmitoiō | dusfēmitoia |
| we 1st person plural | dusfēminoiō | dusfēminoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | dusfēmivoiō | dusfēmivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | dusfēmiloiō | dusfēmiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acted on passive voice | dusfēmirō | dusfēmiri | dusfēmira | dusfēmirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acted on passive voice | dusfēmirōtos1× | dusfēmiritos | dusfēmiratos | dusfēmirētos |
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
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
dusfēmirōtois“slandered”happening now · subjectpresent passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
1 Corinthians 4:13“slandered”dusfēmirōtois parakalanō; hōs perikatharmeim tou kosmou ginina, panteiu peripsēmem heōs arti.when we are slandered, we answer gently. Up to this moment we have become the scum of the earth, the refuse of the world.