Apistía — G570

Definition

feminine noun

faithlessness, i.e. (negatively) disbelief (lack of Christian faith), or (positively) unfaithfulness (disobedience)

1. unfaithfulness, faithlessness (of persons betraying a trust)
2. want of faith, unbelief

Usually translated as

unbelief

Origin

from G571

• ápistos (G571)

Occurrences

Apistía occurs 12 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (2), Mark (3), Romans (4), 1 Timothy (1), Hebrews (2)

• Matthew 13:58 — And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief (ἀπιστίαν).
• Matthew 17:20 — And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief (ἀπιστίαν): for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
• Mark 6:6 — And he marvelled because of their unbelief (ἀπιστίαν). And he went round about the villages, teaching.
• Mark 9:24 — And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief (ἀπιστίᾳ).
• Mark 16:14 — Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief (ἀπιστίαν) and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen.
• Romans 3:3 — For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief (ἀπιστίᾳ) make the faith of God without effect?
• Romans 4:20 — He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief (ἀπιστίᾳ); but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;
• Romans 11:20 — Well; because of unbelief (ἀπιστίᾳ) they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:
• Romans 11:23 — And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief (ἀπιστίᾳ), shall be graffed in: for God is able to graff them in again.
• 1 Timothy 1:13 — Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief (ἀπιστίᾳ).
• Hebrews 3:12 — Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief (ἀπιστίας), in departing from the living God.
• Hebrews 3:19 — So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief (ἀπιστίαν).