Blasphemy and Slander
Community Cluster · 9 senses · 7 lemmas
Lemmas in this domain
βλασφημ-έω, 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
βλασφημ-ία, ἡ, word of evil omen, profane speech, Refs 4th c.BC+; βλασφημίαν ἐφθέγξατο, at a sacrifice, Refs 5th c.BC+ __2 defamation, slander, NT+4th c.BC+; ὅλας ἁμάξας βλασφημιῶν whole cart-loads of abuse, Refs 2nd c.AD+ __3 irreverent speech against God, blasphemy, ἡ εἰς τὸ θεῖον β. LXX+4th c.BC+against.., NT
† [אֲכַל] vb. eat, devour (BH);— Pe. Pf. 3 mpl. אֲכַ֫לוּ Dn 3:8; 6:25; Impf. 3 ms. יֵאכֻל 4:30; 3 fs. תֵּאכֻל 7:23; Imv. fs. אֲכֻ֫לִי v 5; Pt. fs. אָֽכְלָה v 7, 19;— 1. eat, of beast, Dn 4:30 (acc. rei). 2. devour, of beast in vision, 7:5 (acc. rei), abs. v 7, 19; hence fig. of kingdom, devour, devastate, v 23 (acc. of earth). 3. in phr. א׳ קַרְצֵיהוֹן 3:8 eat their pieces, i.e. slander them, cf.6:25 (v. קְרַץ).
† [גָּדַף] vb. only Pi. revile, blaspheme (NH גָּדַף cut, wound, then (especially Pi.) revile; Arabic جَدَفَ cut, cut off, ii. deny a favour, be ungrateful, etc.; Aramaic Pa. גַּדֵּף, ܓܰܕܶܦ, revile)—Pf. 2 ms. וְגִדַּפְתָּ 2 K 19:22 = Is 37:23; 3 pl. גִּדְּפוּ 2 K 19:6 = Is 37:6; Pt. מְגַדֵּף Nu 15:30 ψ 44:17;— 1. revile, between man and man, (abs.) קוֹל מְחָרֵף וּמְגַדֵּף ψ 44:17 the voice of (him that) reproacheth and revileth. 2. blaspheme, sq. acc. י׳ Nu 15:30 (P); 2 K 19:22 = Is 37:23 (‖ חֵרֵף; obj. אֶת־מִי, ref. to י׳ as above); 2 acc. Ez 20:27; הַדְּבָרִים אֲשֶׁר ג׳ נַעֲרֵי מֶלֶךְ אַשּׁוּר אֹתִי … 2 K 19:6 = Is 37:6 the words with which the servants of the king of Assyria blaspheme me.
βλάσφημ-ος, ον, speaking ill-omened words, evil-speaking, Refs 4th c.BC+: with genitive, against.., Refs 1st c.AD+ __2 of words, slanderous, libellous, δέδοικα μὴ βλάσφημον μὲν εἰπεῖν ἀληθὲς δ᾽ ᾖ Refs 4th c.BC+. adverb -μωςRefs 2nd c.AD+ __3 blasphemous, ἔθνη LXX+NT: substantive, blasphemer, LXX+NT
† [לָשַׁן] vb. denom. use the tongue, only specif., slander;—Poʿel Pt. מְלָו֯שְׁנִי בַּסֵּתֶר רֵעֵהוּ ψ 101:5 (on form, cf. Ges§ 55 b, 90 l KöLgb. i. § 26). Hiph. Impf. 2 ms. juss. אַל־תַּלְשֵׁן עֶבֶד וגו׳ Pr 30:10.
καταλᾰλ-ιά, ἡ, evil report, slander, LXX+NT