βλάσφημον
blásphēmos
reviling
Speaking abusively, dishonorably, or slanderously, either against people or against what is regarded as sacred; applies to those who use language or speech that discredits, defames, or insults, especially in social or religious contexts. The meaning can range from personal defamation (slanderous, abusive) to expressions regarded as irreverent or offensive toward the divine (sacrilegious, impious).
2 Peter 2:11 · Word #14
Lexicon G989
| Lemma | βλάσφημος |
| Transliteration | blásphēmos |
| Strong's | G989 |
| Definition | Speaking abusively, dishonorably, or slanderously, either against people or against what is regarded as sacred; applies to those who use language or speech that discredits, defames, or insults, especially in social or religious contexts. The meaning can range from personal defamation (slanderous, abusive) to expressions regarded as irreverent or offensive toward the divine (sacrilegious, impious). |
Morphology ADJ.A ACC F SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | ADJ.A — Attributive Adjective — Describes a noun directly |
| Case | ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | reviling |
| Literal | blasphemous-slanderous |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | βλάσφημος |
| Strong's | G989 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G989-03
slanderous one
| Morphological Notes | Substantive adjective; accusative singular (attested as masculine accusative singular and feminine accusative singular forms). Functions as a direct object describing a person characterized by abusive or slanderous speech. |
| Rendering Rationale | The adjective βλάσφημος denotes one who injures others by speech—defaming, reviling, or speaking irreverently. Rendering it as "slanderous one" preserves the substantive adjectival force in the accusative singular while foregrounding harmful speech as the core idea. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
slanderous one
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 'slanderous one' is faithful to the participial adjective describing behavior; matches the context; no change needed. |