A.speaking ill-omened words, evil-speaking, Arist.Rh.1398b11: c. gen., against . . , Plu.2.1100d, etc.
2. of words, slanderous, libellous, “δέδοικα μὴ βλάσφημον μὲν εἰπεῖν ἀληθὲς δ᾽ ᾖ” D.9.1, cf. Luc.Alex.4 (Sup.). Adv. “-μως” Philostr. VA4.19, App.BC2.126.
3. blasphemous, “ἔθνη” LXX 2 Ma.10.4; “ῥήματα” Act.Ap.6.11; “λαλεῖν βλάσφημα” Apoc.13.5: Subst., blasphemer, LXX 2 Ma.9.28, 1 Ep.Ti.1.13, etc.