Apeithéō — G544

Definition

verb

to disbelieve (wilfully and perversely)

1. to refuse or withhold belief (in Christ, in the gospel; opposed to πιστεύω)
2. to refuse belief and obedience

Usually translated as

disobedient, not believe, unbelieving, obey not

Origin

from G545

• apeithḗs (G545)

Occurrences

Apeithéō occurs 16 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: John (1), Acts (3), Romans (5), Hebrews (2), 1 Peter (5)

• John 3:36 — He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth (ἀπειθῶν) not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
• Acts 14:2 — But the unbelieving (ἀπειθοῦντες) Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil affected against the brethren.
• Acts 17:5 — But the Jews which believed not (ἀπειθοῦντες), 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 19:9 — But when divers were hardened, and believed not (ἠπείθουν), 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 2:8 — But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey (ἀπειθοῦσιν) the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,
• Romans 10:21 — But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient (ἀπειθοῦντα) and gainsaying people.
• Romans 11:30 — For as ye in times past have not believed (ἠπειθήσατε) God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief:
• Romans 11:31 — Even so have these also now not believed (ἠπείθησαν), that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy.
• Romans 15:31 — That I may be delivered from them that do not believe (ἀπειθούντων) in Judaea; and that my service which I have for Jerusalem may be accepted of the saints;
• Hebrews 3:18 — And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not (ἀπειθήσασιν)?
• Hebrews 11:31 — By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not (ἀπειθήσασιν), when she had received the spies with peace.
• 1 Peter 2:7 — Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient (ἀπειθοῦσιν), the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,
• 1 Peter 2:8 — And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient (ἀπειθοῦντες): whereunto also they were appointed.
• 1 Peter 3:1 — Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not (ἀπειθοῦσιν) the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;
• 1 Peter 3:20 — Which sometime were disobedient (ἀπειθήσασιν), 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 4:17 — For 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 (ἀπειθούντων) the gospel of God?