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Lexicon :: Strong's G571 - apistos

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ἄπιστος
Transliteration
apistos (Key)
Pronunciation
ap'-is-tos
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
From ἄλφα (G1) (as a negative particle) and πιστός (G4103)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:174,849

Strong’s Definitions

ἄπιστος ápistos, ap'-is-tos; from G1 (as a negative particle) and G4103; (actively) disbelieving, i.e. without Christian faith (specially, a heathen); (passively) untrustworthy (person), or incredible (thing):—that believeth not, faithless, incredible thing, infidel, unbeliever(-ing).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x

The KJV translates Strong's G571 in the following manner: that believe not (6x), unbelieving (5x), faithless (4x), unbeliever (4x), infidel (2x), thing incredible (1x), which believe not (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x
The KJV translates Strong's G571 in the following manner: that believe not (6x), unbelieving (5x), faithless (4x), unbeliever (4x), infidel (2x), thing incredible (1x), which believe not (1x).

  1. unfaithful, faithless, (not to be trusted, perfidious)

  2. incredible

    1. of things

  3. unbelieving, incredulous

    1. without trust (in God)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἄπιστος ápistos, ap'-is-tos; from G1 (as a negative particle) and G4103; (actively) disbelieving, i.e. without Christian faith (specially, a heathen); (passively) untrustworthy (person), or incredible (thing):—that believeth not, faithless, incredible thing, infidel, unbeliever(-ing).
STRONGS G571:
ἄπιστος, -ον, (πιστός) [from Homer down], without faith or trust;
1. unfaithful, faithless (not to be trusted, perfidious): Luke 12:46; Revelation 21:8.
2. incredible, of things: Acts 26:8; (Xenophon, Hiero 1, 9; symp. 4, 49; Cyril 3, 1, 26; Plato, Phaedr. 245 c.; Josephus, Antiquities 6, 10, 2, etc.).
3. unbelieving, incredulous: of Thomas disbelieving the news of the resurrection of Jesus, John 20:27; of those who refuse belief in the gospel, 1 Corinthians 6:6; 1 Corinthians 7:12-15; 1 Corinthians 10:27; 1 Corinthians 14:22ff; [1 Timothy 5:8]; with the added idea of impiety and wickedness, 2 Corinthians 4:4; 2 Corinthians 6:14f of those among the Christians themselves who reject the true faith, Titus 1:15. without trust (in God), Matthew 17:17; Mark 9:19; Luke 9:41.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006, 2011 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
17:17
Mark
9:19
Luke
9:41; 12:46
John
20:27
Acts
26:8
1 Corinthians
6:6; 7:12; 7:13; 7:14; 7:15; 10:27; 14:22
2 Corinthians
4:4; 6:14
1 Timothy
5:8
Titus
1:15
Revelation
21:8

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G571 matches the Greek ἄπιστος (apistos),
which occurs 23 times in 21 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:17 - And Jesus answered, “You unbelieving and perverted generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring him here to Me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 9:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:19 - He replied, “O unbelieving (faithless) generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring him to Me!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:41

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:41 - Jesus answered, “You unbelieving and perverted generation! How long shall I be with you and put up with you? Bring your son here [to Me].”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:46

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:46 - the master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know, and will [fn]cut him in pieces, and assign him a place with the unbelievers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 20:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:27 - Then He said to Thomas, “Reach here with your finger, and see My hands; and put out your hand and place it in My side. Do not be unbelieving, but [stop doubting and] believe.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:8 - “Why is it thought incredible by [any of] you that God raises the dead?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 6:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 6:6 - but instead, brother goes to law against brother, and that before [judges who are] unbelievers?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:12 -

To the [fn]rest I declare—I, not the Lord [since Jesus did not discuss this]—that if any [believing] brother has a wife who does not believe [in Christ], and she consents to live with him, he must not leave her.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:13 - And if any [believing] woman has an unbelieving husband, and he consents to live with her, she must not leave him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:14 - For the unbelieving husband is [fn]sanctified [that is, he receives the blessings granted] through his [Christian] wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be [ceremonially] [fn]unclean, but as it is they are holy.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:15 - But if the unbelieving partner leaves, let him leave. In such cases the [remaining] brother or sister is not [spiritually or morally] bound. But God has called us to [fn]peace.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 10:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:27 - If one of the unbelievers invites you [to a meal at his home] and you want to go, eat whatever is served to you without asking questions [about its source] for the sake of your conscience.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 14:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:22 - Therefore, [unknown] tongues are [meant] for a [supernatural] sign, not to believers but to unbelievers [who might be receptive]; while prophecy [foretelling the future, speaking a new message from God to the people] is not for unbelievers but for believers.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 14:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:23 - So then, if the whole church gathers together and all of you speak in [unknown] tongues, and outsiders or those who are not gifted [in spiritual matters] or unbelievers come in, will they not say that you are out of your mind?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 14:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:24 - But if all prophesy [foretelling the future, speaking a new message from God to the people], and an unbeliever or outsider comes in, he is convicted [of his sins] by all, and he is called to account by all [because he can understand what is being said];

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 4:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 4:4 - among them the god of this world [Satan] has blinded the minds of the unbelieving to prevent them from seeing the illuminating light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 6:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:14 -

Do not be unequally bound together with unbelievers [do not make mismatched alliances with them, inconsistent with your faith]. For what partnership can righteousness have with lawlessness? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 6:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:15 - What harmony can there be between Christ and Belial (Satan)? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 5:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:8 - If anyone fails to provide for his own, and especially for those of his own family, he has denied the faith [by disregarding its precepts] and is worse than an unbeliever [who fulfills his obligation in these matters].

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Unchecked Copy Box Tit 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 1:15 - To the pure, all things are pure; but to the corrupt and unbelieving, nothing is pure; both their mind and their conscience are corrupted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 21:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:8 - “But as for the cowards and unbelieving and abominable [who are devoid of character and personal integrity and practice or tolerate immorality], and murderers, and sorcerers [with intoxicating drugs], and idolaters and occultists [who practice and teach false religions], and all the liars [who knowingly deceive and twist truth], their part will be in the lake that blazes with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”
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