What does ἀπειθής (apeithḗs) mean in the Bible?
ἀπειθής (apeithḗs) is a Greek word meaning "disobedient".
Greek · G545
ἀπειθής
Disobedient
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ἀπειθήςG545
Pronunciationapeithḗs
What does ἀπειθής (apeithḗs) mean in the Bible?
ἀπειθής (apeithḗs) is a Greek word meaning "disobedient".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G545?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include disobedient (4), [the] disobedient (1), they disobey (1).
Where does ἀπειθής (apeithḗs) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 1:17. Its strongest book concentrations include Titus (2), 2 Timothy (1), Acts (1), Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itdisobedient4×Acts 26:19, 2 Timothy 3:2, Titus 1:16, Titus 3:3
[the] disobedient1×Luke 1:17
they disobey1×Romans 1:30
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 1:17ἀπειθεῖςto[the] disobedientAdjective - Accusative Masculine PluralActs 26:19ἀπειθὴςtodisobedientAdjective - Nominative Masculine SingularRomans 1:30ἀπειθεῖςtothey disobeyAdjective - Accusative Masculine Plural2 Timothy 3:2ἀπειθεῖςtodisobedientAdjective - Nominative Masculine PluralTitus 1:16ἀπειθεῖςtodisobedientAdjective - Nominative Masculine PluralTitus 3:3ἀπειθεῖςtodisobedientAdjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 1:17
Aligned rows6
Books represented5
Luke1Acts1Romans12 Timothy1Titus2
Source forms
ἀπειθεῖς5xapeitheisLuke 1:17, Romans 1:30, 2 Timothy 3:2, Titus 1:16
ἀπειθὴς1xapeithēsActs 26:19
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural3x2 Timothy 3:2, Titus 1:16, Titus 3:3
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural2xLuke 1:17, Romans 1:30
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular1xActs 26:19
Evidence Summary
Greek word. disobedient
Strong'sG545
Lexical occurrences6 versesGreek text appearances6 timesWord forms3 forms6 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
disobedient
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
6 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 1:17Adjective Accusative Plural Masculine
ἀπειθεῖςapeiqeiv
unbelieving, disobedient
Read verseActs 26:19Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
ἀπειθὴςapeiqhv
unbelieving, disobedient
Read verseRomans 1:30Adjective Accusative Plural Masculine
ἀπειθεῖς,apeiqeiv
unbelieving, disobedient
Read verse2 Timothy 3:2Adjective Nominative Plural Masculine
ἀπειθεῖς,apeiqeiv
unbelieving, disobedient
Read verseTitus 1:16Adjective Nominative Plural Masculine
ἀπειθεῖςapeiqeiv
unbelieving, disobedient
Read verseTitus 3:3Adjective Nominative Plural Masculine
ἀπειθεῖς,apeiqeiv
unbelieving, disobedient
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 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 patterns3Aligned forms6Case patternNominative (4)Number patternPlural (5)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Plural · Masculine2 Tim 3:2 · Titus 1:16 · Titus 3:33×
Nominative · Singular · MasculineActs 26:191×
Accusative · Plural · MasculineLuke 1:17 · Rom 1:302×
Word Origins
ἀπειθής is built from these roots:
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