βλάσφημος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *mləspʰāmos, from *ml̥-s-bʰeh₂-mo-s, from *(s)mel- (“to deceive”) + φημί (phēmí, “I say”) +‎ -ος (-os, adjective-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /blás.pʰɛː.mos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈblas.pʰe̝.mos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈβlas.ɸi.mos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈvlas.fi.mos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈvlas.fi.mos/

Adjective

βλᾰ́σφημος • (blásphēmos) m or f (neuter βλᾰ́σφημον); second declension

Inflection

Second declension of βλᾰ́σφημος; βλᾰ́σφημον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	βλᾰ́σφημος blásphēmos	βλᾰ́σφημον blásphēmon	βλᾰσφήμω blasphḗmō	βλᾰσφήμω blasphḗmō	βλᾰ́σφημοι blásphēmoi	βλᾰ́σφημᾰ blásphēma
Genitive	βλᾰσφήμου blasphḗmou	βλᾰσφήμου blasphḗmou	βλᾰσφήμοιν blasphḗmoin	βλᾰσφήμοιν blasphḗmoin	βλᾰσφήμων blasphḗmōn	βλᾰσφήμων blasphḗmōn
Dative	βλᾰσφήμῳ blasphḗmōi	βλᾰσφήμῳ blasphḗmōi	βλᾰσφήμοιν blasphḗmoin	βλᾰσφήμοιν blasphḗmoin	βλᾰσφήμοις blasphḗmois	βλᾰσφήμοις blasphḗmois
Accusative	βλᾰ́σφημον blásphēmon	βλᾰ́σφημον blásphēmon	βλᾰσφήμω blasphḗmō	βλᾰσφήμω blasphḗmō	βλᾰσφήμους blasphḗmous	βλᾰ́σφημᾰ blásphēma
Vocative	βλᾰ́σφημε blásphēme	βλᾰ́σφημον blásphēmon	βλᾰσφήμω blasphḗmō	βλᾰσφήμω blasphḗmō	βλᾰ́σφημοι blásphēmoi	βλᾰ́σφημᾰ blásphēma
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	βλᾰσφήμως blasphḗmōs		βλᾰσφημότερος blasphēmóteros		βλᾰσφημότᾰτος blasphēmótatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

βλᾰσφημέω (blasphēméō)
βλᾰσφημῐ́ᾱ (blasphēmíā)
βλᾰσφημόγλωσσος (blasphēmóglōssos)

Descendants

→ Latin: blasphēmus (see there for further descendants)