Strong's Lexicon
G569 — ἀπιστέω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G569 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἀπιστέω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G571 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 8 |
| Transliteration: | apisteo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ap-is-teh'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to be unbelieving 2. (transitively) disbelieve 3. (by implication) disobey |
| KJV Renderings: | believe not |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἀπιστέω, ἀπίστω; (imperfect ἠπίστουν); 1 aorist ἠπίστησα; (ἄπιστος);
1. to betray a trust, be unfaithful: 2Ti 2:13 (opposed to πιστός μένει); Rom 3:3; (others deny this sense in the N. T.; cf. Morison or Meyer on Romans, the passage cited; Ellicott on 2 Timothy, the passage cited).
2. to have no belief, disbelieve: in the news of Christ’s resurrection, Mar 16:11; Luk 24:41; with dative of person, Luk 24:11; in the tidings concerning Jesus the Messiah, Mar 16:16 (opposed to πιστεύω) (so 1Pe 2:7 T Tr WH); Act 28:24. (In Greek writings from Homer down.)
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἀπιστέω (believe not)
Mark 16:11
- KJV: And they when they had heard that he was alive and had been seen of her believed not
- GK: κακείνοι ακούσαντες ότι ζη και εθεάθη υπ΄ αυτής ηπίστησαν
Mark 16:16
- KJV: He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved but he that believeth not shall be damned
- GK: ο πιστεύσας και βαπτισθείς σωθήσεται ο δε απιστήσας κατακριθήσεται
Luke 24:11
- KJV: And their words seemed to them as idle tales and they believed them not
- GK: και εφάνησαν ενώπιον αυτών ώσει λήρος τα ρήματα αυτών και ηπίστουν αυταίς
Luke 24:41
- KJV: And while they yet believed not for joy and wondered he said unto them Have ye here any meat
- GK: έτι δε απιστούντων αυτών από της χαράς και θαυμαζόντων είπεν αυτοίς έχετέ τι βρώσιμον ενθάδε
Acts 28:24
- KJV: And some believed the things which were spoken and some believed not
- GK: και οι μεν επείθοντο τοις λεγομένοις οι δε ηπίστουν
Romans 3:3
- KJV: For what if some did not believe shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect
- GK: τι γαρ ει ηπίστησάν τινες μη η απιστία αυτών την πίστιν του θεού καταργήσει
2 Timothy 2:13
- KJV: If we believe not he abideth faithful he can not deny himself
- GK: ει απιστούμεν εκείνος πιστός μένει αρνήσασθαι εαυτόν ου δύναται