Greek · G544 · unreviewed

ἀπειθέω

To disbelieve (wilfully and perversely)

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ἀπειθέω G544

Pronunciation apeithéō

What does ἀπειθέω (apeithéō) mean in the Bible?

ἀπειθέω (apeithéō) is a Greek word meaning "to disbelieve (wilfully and perversely)". ἀπειθέω, -ῶ (ἀπειθής), [in LXX for מָרָה, סָרַר, etc.

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Meaning

to disbelieve (wilfully and perversely)

Extended definition

Willful disobedience rooted in stubborn refusal to believe or submit to God's word.

(ἀπειθής), [in LXX for מָרָה, סָרַר, etc. ;] as in cl. (MM, VGT, see word); to disobey, be disobedient: absol., Act.14:2 19:9, Rom.10:21 11:31 15:31, Heb.3:18 11:31, 1Pe.3:20; with dative, Jhn.3:36, Rom.2:8 11:30, 1Pe.2:8 3:1 4:17 (Cremer, 475).

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses

Aorist Present Imperfect

Voices

Active

Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 10×

Present Active Rom 15:31 · 1 Pet 4:17 · John 3:36 · Rom 2:8 · Rom 10:21 · 1 Pet 2:8 6×

Aorist Active Heb 3:18 · Heb 11:31 · 1 Pet 3:20 · Acts 14:2 4×

Indicative states a fact or reality 4×

Aorist Active Rom 11:30 · Rom 11:31 2×

Imperfect Active Acts 19:9 1×

Present Active 1 Pet 3:1 1×

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 13 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

completed 2 ongoing 1 participle 10

Tense

present 7 aorist 6

Voice

active 13

Mood

participle 10 indicative 3

NT Occurrences

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

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Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Biblical Witnesses

John 3:36 disobeys apeithéō

Refusing to believe in the Son results in God's wrath remaining

Romans 10:21 disobedient apeithéō

Israel's willful resistance to God's extended arms of invitation

Hebrews 3:18 disobey apeithéō

Those who refuse to enter God's rest through disbelief and hardened hearts

1 Peter 3:20 disobeyed apeithéō

Willful disobedience of antediluvian people to Noah's preaching

Acts 19:9 refused to believe apeithéō

Stubborn rejection and speaking evil against the Way before others

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 14 — Through Many Hardships into the Kingdom Acts 19 — The Word of the Lord Grows Mightily in Ephesus Romans 10 — Christ the End of the Law and the Righteousness Received by Faith Romans 15 — Bearing with the Weak, Welcoming One Another, and Paul’s Priestly Mission to the Gentiles

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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