What does ἀναγκάζω · βλασφημέω mean in the Bible?
ἀναγκάζω · βλασφημέω is a Greek phrase meaning "Force to blaspheme".
Greek · G315, G987
ἠνάγκαζον βλασφημεῖν
To necessitate · to vilify; specially, to speak impiously
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ἀναγκάζω G315 to necessitate
Pronunciation anankázō
Compel by force or persuasion; constraint overriding normal choice or preference.
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βλασφημέω G987 to vilify; specially, to speak impiously
Pronunciation blasphēméō
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What does ἠνάγκαζον βλασφημεῖν (ēnankazon blasphēmein) mean in the Bible?
ἀναγκάζω · βλασφημέω is a Greek phrase meaning "Force to blaspheme".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G315, G987?
G315, G987 is connected to 9 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. Force to blaspheme
Source Gloss
Force to blaspheme
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 9 Tenses Aorist, Imperfect, Present Voices Active, Passive
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 8×
Aorist Active Matt 14:22 · Mark 6:45 · 2 Cor 12:11 3×
Aorist Passive Acts 28:19 · Gal 2:3 2×
Present Active Gal 2:14 · Gal 6:12 2×
Imperfect Active Acts 26:11 1×
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Aorist Active Luke 14:23 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 35 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 23 aorist 8 imperfect 3 future 1
Voice
active 27 passive 8
Mood
indicative 17 participle 9 infinitive 4 subjunctive 4 imperative 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 9:3 βλασφημεῖ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 26:65 Ἐβλασφήμησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 27:39 ἐβλασφήμουν imperfect active indicative background Mark 2:7 βλασφημεῖ present active indicative ongoing Mark 3:28 βλασφημήσωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 3:29 βλασφημήσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 15:29 ἐβλασφήμουν imperfect active indicative background Luke 12:10 βλασφημήσαντι aorist active participle participle Luke 22:65 βλασφημοῦντες present active participle participle Luke 23:39 ἐβλασφήμει imperfect active indicative background John 10:36 Βλασφημεῖς present active indicative ongoing Acts 13:45 βλασφημοῦντες present active participle participle Acts 18:6 βλασφημούντων present active participle participle Acts 19:37 βλασφημοῦντας present active participle participle Acts 26:11 βλασφημεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Romans 2:24 βλασφημεῖται present passive indicative ongoing Romans 3:8 βλασφημούμεθα present passive indicative ongoing Romans 14:16 βλασφημείσθω present passive imperative imperative 1 Corinthians 4:13 δυσφημούμενοι present passive participle participle 1 Corinthians 10:30 βλασφημοῦμαι present passive indicative ongoing 1 Timothy 1:20 βλασφημεῖν present active infinitive infinitive 1 Timothy 6:1 βλασφημῆται present passive subjunctive subjunctive Titus 2:5 βλασφημῆται present passive subjunctive subjunctive Titus 3:2 βλασφημεῖν present active infinitive infinitive James 2:7 βλασφημοῦσιν present active indicative ongoing 1 Peter 4:4 βλασφημοῦντες present active participle participle 2 Peter 2:10 βλασφημοῦντες present active participle participle 2 Peter 2:12 βλασφημοῦντες present active participle participle 2 Peter 2:2 βλασφημηθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Jude 1:10 βλασφημοῦσιν present active indicative ongoing Jude 1:8 βλασφημοῦσιν present active indicative ongoing Revelation 13:6 βλασφημῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Revelation 16:11 ἐβλασφήμησαν aorist active indicative completed Revelation 16:21 ἐβλασφήμησαν aorist active indicative completed Revelation 16:9 ἐβλασφήμησαν aorist active indicative completed
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἠνάγκαζον βλασφημεῖν is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain