Strong G544ἀπειθέω
to disobey
- Transliteration
- apeitheō
- Pronunciation
- ap-i-theh'-o
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
From G545; to disbelieve (wilfully and perversely): - not believe disobedient obey not unbelieving.
Detailed definition
ἀπειθέω, -ῶ
(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).†
(AS)
(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).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G544 appears in 16 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- believe7
- disobedient4
- obey3
- believeth1
- have1
- unbelieving1
First verses
- John 3:36He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
- Acts 14:2But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil affected against the brethren.
- Acts 17:5But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.
- Acts 19:9But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus.
- Romans 2:8But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,
- Romans 10:21But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people.
- Romans 11:30For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief:
- Romans 11:31Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy.
- Romans 15:31That I may be delivered from them that do not believe in Judea; and that my service which I have for Jerusalem may be accepted of the saints;
- Hebrews 3:18And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not?
- Hebrews 11:31By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.
- 1 Peter 2:7Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,
- 1 Peter 2:8And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.
- 1 Peter 3:1Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;
- 1 Peter 3:20Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.
- 1 Peter 4:17For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ἀπειθ-έω,
Attic dialect form of ἀπῐθέω (though even Trag. preferred ἀπιστέω, which see 11), to be disobedient, refuse compliance, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 1049)]; opposed to πείθομαι, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 271b)]: frequently with dative, disobey, οὐκ ἀπειθήσας θεῷ[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Orestes” 31; ἀ. ἅμα νόμῳ καὶ τῷ θεῷ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 741d, etc.)]; τὰ μεγάλα ἀ. τινί in great matters, [Refs ([prev. author] “R.” 538b)]; ἀ. ταῖς ἐνεχυρασίαις not to abide by them, [Refs ([prev. author] “Lg.” 949d: later with _genitive_, ψαφίσματος “GDI” 3705.111 (from Cos))]; ἐντολῶν[LXX (LXX.Josh.5.6.)]
2 of animals, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 7.5.62)]; of ships, τοῖς οἴαξιν ἀ.[Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 13.46.)]
3 of a woman, refuse compliance, [Refs 5th c.AD+ (5th c.AD: Aristaenetus Rhetor 2.20.)]
Attic dialect form of ἀπῐθέω (though even Trag. preferred ἀπιστέω, which see 11), to be disobedient, refuse compliance, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 1049)]; opposed to πείθομαι, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 271b)]: frequently with dative, disobey, οὐκ ἀπειθήσας θεῷ[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Orestes” 31; ἀ. ἅμα νόμῳ καὶ τῷ θεῷ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 741d, etc.)]; τὰ μεγάλα ἀ. τινί in great matters, [Refs ([prev. author] “R.” 538b)]; ἀ. ταῖς ἐνεχυρασίαις not to abide by them, [Refs ([prev. author] “Lg.” 949d: later with _genitive_, ψαφίσματος “GDI” 3705.111 (from Cos))]; ἐντολῶν[LXX (LXX.Josh.5.6.)]
2 of animals, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 7.5.62)]; of ships, τοῖς οἴαξιν ἀ.[Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 13.46.)]
3 of a woman, refuse compliance, [Refs 5th c.AD+ (5th c.AD: Aristaenetus Rhetor 2.20.)]