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Lexicon :: Strong's G544 - apeitheō

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ἀπειθέω
Transliteration
apeitheō (Key)
Pronunciation
ap-i-theh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:10,818

Strong’s Definitions

ἀπειθέω apeithéō, ap-i-theh'-o; from G545; to disbelieve (wilfully and perversely):—not believe, disobedient, obey not, unbelieving.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's G544 in the following manner: believe not (8x), disobedient (4x), obey not (3x), unbelieving (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x
The KJV translates Strong's G544 in the following manner: believe not (8x), disobedient (4x), obey not (3x), unbelieving (1x).

  1. not to allow one's self to be persuaded

    1. to refuse or withhold belief

    2. to refuse belief and obedience

  2. not to comply with

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀπειθέω apeithéō, ap-i-theh'-o; from G545; to disbelieve (wilfully and perversely):—not believe, disobedient, obey not, unbelieving.
STRONGS G544:
ἀπειθέω, -ῶ; imperfect ἠπείθουν; 1 aorist ἠπείθησα; to be ἀπειθής (which see); not to allow oneself to be persuaded; not to comply with;
a. to refuse or withhold belief (in Christ, in the gospel; opposed to πιστεύω): τῷ υἱῷ, John 3:36; τῷ λόγῳ, 1 Peter 2:8; 1 Peter 3:1; absolutely of those who reject the gospel, [R. V. to be disobedient; cf. b.]: Acts 14:2; Acts 17:5 [Rec.]; Acts 19:9; Romans 15:31; 1 Peter 2:7 (T Tr WH ἀπιστοῦσιν).
b. to refuse belief and obedience: with the dative of thing or of person, Romans 2:8 (τῇ ἀληθείᾳ); Rom 11:30f (τῷ θεῷ); 1 Peter 4:17; absolutely, Romans 10:21 (Isaiah 65:2); Hebrews 3:18; Hebrews 11:31; 1 Peter 3:20. (In the Sept. a common equivalent to מָרָה, סָרַר; in Greek writings often from Aeschylus Ag. 1049 down; in Homer neuter plural ἀπιθεῖν.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Isaiah
65:2
John
3:36
Acts
14:2; 17:5; 19:9
Romans
2:8; 10:21; 11:30; 15:31
Hebrews
3:18; 11:31
1 Peter
2:7; 2:8; 3:1; 3:20; 4:17

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G544 matches the Greek ἀπειθέω (apeitheō),
which occurs 14 times in 14 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 3:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:36 - “He who believes and trusts in the Son and accepts Him [as Savior] has eternal life [that is, already possesses it]; but he who does not believe the Son and chooses to reject Him, [disobeying Him and denying Him as Savior] will not see [eternal] life, but [instead] the wrath of God hangs over him continually.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 14:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:2 - but the unbelieving Jews [who rejected Jesus as Messiah] stirred up and embittered the minds of the Gentiles against the [fn]believers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:9 - But when some were becoming hardened and disobedient [to the word of God], discrediting and speaking evil of [fn]the Way (Jesus, Christianity) before the congregation, Paul left them, taking the disciples with him, and went on holding [fn]daily discussions in the lecture hall of Tyrannus [instead of in the synagogue].

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:8 - But for those who are selfishly ambitious and self-seeking and disobedient to the truth but responsive to wickedness, [there will be] wrath and indignation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 10:21

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 10:21 -

But of Israel he says, “ALL DAY LONG I HAVE STRETCHED OUT MY HANDS [in compassion] TO A DISOBEDIENT AND OBSTINATE PEOPLE.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 11:30

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:30 - Just as you once were disobedient and failed to listen to God, but have now obtained mercy because of their disobedience,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 11:31

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:31 - so they too have now become disobedient so that they too may one day receive mercy because of the mercy shown to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 15:31

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:31 - [and pray] that I may be rescued from the unbelievers in Judea, and that my service for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints (Jewish believers) there;

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 3:18

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 3:18 - And to whom did He swear [an oath] that they would not enter His rest, but to those who disobeyed [those who would not listen to His word]?

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:31

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:31 - By faith Rahab the prostitute was not destroyed along with those who were disobedient, because she had welcomed the spies [sent by the sons of Israel] in peace.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 2:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:8 -

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“A STONE OF STUMBLING AND A ROCK OF OFFENSE”;

for they stumble because they disobey the word [of God], and to this they [who reject Him as Savior] were also appointed.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 3:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:1 -

In the same way, you wives, be [fn]submissive to your own husbands [subordinate, not as inferior, but out of respect for the responsibilities entrusted to husbands and their accountability to God, and so partnering with them] so that even if some do not obey the word [of God], they may be won over [to Christ] without discussion by the godly lives of their wives,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 3:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:20 - who once were disobedient, when the great patience of God was waiting in the days of Noah, during the building of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons [Noah’s family], were brought safely through the water.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 4:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 4:17 - For it is the time [destined] for judgment to begin with the household of God; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who do not respect or believe or obey the gospel of God?
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