What does γονεύς · ἀπειθής mean in the Bible?
γονεύς · ἀπειθής is a Greek phrase meaning "a parent".
Greek · G1118, G545
γονεῦσιν ἀπειθεῖς
A parent · disobedient
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γονεύς G1118 a parent
Pronunciation goneús
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ἀπειθής G545 disobedient
Pronunciation apeithḗs
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What does γονεῦσιν ἀπειθεῖς (goneusin apeitheis) mean in the Bible?
γονεύς · ἀπειθής is a Greek phrase meaning "a parent".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1118, G545?
G1118, G545 is connected to 20 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. a parent
Source Gloss
a parent
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 4 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 4 Aligned forms 20 Case pattern Nominative (9) Number pattern Plural (20)
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Luke 2:41 · Luke 2:43 · Luke 8:56 · John 9:2 · John 9:3 · John 9:20 · John 9:22 · John 9:23 · 2 Cor 12:14 9×
Genitive · Plural · Masculine Luke 21:16 1×
Dative · Plural · Masculine Rom 1:30 · 2 Cor 12:14 · Eph 6:1 · Col 3:20 · 2 Tim 3:2 5×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Matt 10:21 · Mark 13:12 · Luke 2:27 · Luke 18:29 · John 9:18 5×
Word Origins
γονεῦσιν ἀπειθεῖς 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