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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)
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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.
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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 - “You unbelieving and perverse generation,” Jesus replied, “how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy here to me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 9:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:19 - “You unbelieving generation,” Jesus replied, “how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy to me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:41

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:41 - “You unbelieving and perverse generation,” Jesus replied, “how long shall I stay with you and put up with you? Bring your son here.”

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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 is not aware of. He will cut him to 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, “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:8 - Why should any of you consider it incredible that God raises the dead?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 6:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 6:6 - But instead, one brother takes another to court—and this in front of unbelievers!

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:12 - To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If any brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:13 - And if a woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:14 - For the unbelieving husband has been sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving wife has been sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be 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 unbeliever leaves, let it be so. The brother or the sister is not bound in such circumstances; God has called us to live in peace.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 10:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:27 - If an unbeliever invites you to a meal and you want to go, eat whatever is put before you without raising questions of conscience.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 14:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:22 - Tongues, then, are a sign, not for believers but for unbelievers; prophecy, however, is not for unbelievers but for believers.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 14:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:23 - So if the whole church comes together and everyone speaks in tongues, and inquirers 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 an unbeliever or an inquirer comes in while everyone is prophesying, they are convicted of sin and are brought under judgment by all,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 4:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 4:4 - The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays 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 yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? 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 is there between Christ and Belial[fn]? 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 - Anyone who does not provide for their relatives, and especially for their own household, has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Tit 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 1:15 - To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are corrupted and do not believe, nothing is pure. In fact, both their minds and consciences are corrupted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 21:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:8 - But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars—they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”
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