Strong's Lexicon
G543 — ἀπείθεια
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G543 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἀπείθεια |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from G545 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 7 |
| Transliteration: | apeitheia |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ap-ei'-thei-ah |
| Meaning: | 1. disbelief (obstinate and rebellious) |
| KJV Renderings: | disobedience, unbelief |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἀπείθεια (WH ἀπειθια, except in Heb. as below (see Iota)), ἀπειθας, ἡ (ἀπειθής), disobedience (Jerome,inobedientia), obstinacy, and in the N. T. particularly obstinate opposition to the divine will: Rom 11:30; Rom 11:32; Heb 4:6; Heb 4:11; υἱοί τῆς ἀπειθείας, those who are animated by this obstinacy (see υἱός, 2), used of the Gentiles: Eph 2:2; Eph 5:6; Col 3:6 (R G L brackets). (Xenophon, mem. 3, 5, 5; Plutarch, others.)
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἀπείθεια (disobedience)
Romans 11:30
- KJV: For as ye in times past have not believed God yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief
- GK: ώσπερ γαρ και υμείς ποτέ ηπειθήσατε τω θεώ νυν δε ηλεήθητε τη τούτων απειθεία
Romans 11:32
- KJV: For God hath concluded them all in unbelief that he might have mercy upon all
- GK: συνέκλεισε γαρ ο θεός τους πάντας εις απείθειαν ίνα τους πάντας ελεήση
Ephesians 2:2
- KJV: Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world according to the prince of the power of the air the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience
- GK: εν αις ποτέ περιεπατήσατε κατά τον αιώνα του κόσμου τούτου κατά τον άρχοντα της εξουσίας του αέρος του πνεύματος του νυν ενεργούντος εν τοις υιοίς της απειθείας
Ephesians 5:6
- KJV: Let no man deceive you with vain words for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience
- GK: μηδείς υμάς απατάτω κενοίς λόγοις διά ταύτα γαρ έρχεται η οργή του θεού επί τους υιούς της απειθείας
Colossians 3:6
- KJV: For which things’ sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience
- GK: δι΄ α έρχεται η οργή του θεού επί τους υιούς της απειθείας
Hebrews 4:6
- KJV: Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter there in and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief
- GK: επεί ούν απολείπεται τινάς εισελθείν εις αυτήν και οι πρότερον ευαγγελισθέντες ουκ εισήλθον δι΄ απειθείαν
Hebrews 4:11
- KJV: Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief
- GK: σπουδάσωμεν ούν εισελθείν εις εκείνην την κατάπαυσιν ίνα μη εν τω αυτώ τις υποδείγματι πέση της απειθείας