βλασφημέω

blasphemeo

speak profanely of sacred things

Appears 6 times across Plato's dialogues.

Frequency by work

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Laws 3
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Book VII 2
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800c1
821d2
Book XI 1
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934e1
Alcibiades II 2
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149c4
150c4
Republic 1
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Book II 1
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381e5

Dictionary (LSJ)

βλασφημέω, pf. βεβλασφήμηκα D. 18.10:—Α. speak profanely of sacred things, εἰς θεούς Pl. R. 381e; offer rash prayers, Id. Alc. 2.149c; β. κατά τινος utter imprecations against, Aeschin. 1.180. 2. speak ill or to the prejudice of one, slander, περὶ τῆς ἐμῆς διατριβῆς Isoc. 15.2, cf. D.l.c., ib.82; β. κατά τινος Isoc. 12.65, cf. Arist. Fr. 44; ὅσα εἰς ἡμᾶς ἐβλασφήμησαν D. 51.3; β. τινά Babr. 71.6, Ev.Luc. 23.39, etc.: abs., Phld. Lib.p.8 O.:—Pass., to have evil spoken of one, βεβλασφημημένους Id. Vit.p.12 J., cf. 1 Ep.Cor. 10.30. 3. speak impiously or irreverently of God, blaspheme, εἰς τὸν Κύριον LXX Da. 3.29(96); εἰς τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον Ev.Marc. 3.29; εἰς τὰ θεῖα Vett. Val.58.12; τοὺς θεούς Id. 67.20: abs., LXX 2 Ma. 10.34, al., Ev.Matt. 9.3.

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