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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.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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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 - Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 14:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:2 - But the Jews who refused to believe stirred up the other Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:9 - But some of them became obstinate; they refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way. So Paul left them. He took the disciples with him and had discussions daily in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:8 - But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow evil, there will be wrath and anger.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 10:21

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 10:21 - But concerning Israel he says, “All day long I have held out my hands to a disobedient and obstinate people.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 11:30

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:30 - Just as you who were at one time disobedient to God have now received mercy as a result 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 in order that they too may now[fn] receive mercy as a result of God’s mercy to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 15:31

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:31 - Pray that I may be kept safe from the unbelievers in Judea and that the contribution I take to Jerusalem may be favorably received by the Lord’s people there,

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 3:18

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 3:18 - And to whom did God swear that they would never enter his rest if not to those who disobeyed?

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:31

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:31 - By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies, was not killed with those who were disobedient.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 2:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:8 - and, “A stone that causes people to stumble and a rock that makes them fall.”[fn] They stumble because they disobey the message—which is also what they were destined for.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 3:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:1 - Wives, in the same way submit yourselves to your own husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words by the behavior of their wives,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 3:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:20 - to those who were disobedient long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In it only a few people, eight in all, were saved through water,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 4:17

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