545. apeithés

Lexicon

apeithés: Disobedient, unbelieving

Original Word: ἀπειθής
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: apeithés
Pronunciation: ah-pay-THAYS
Phonetic Spelling: (ap-i-thace')
Definition: Disobedient, unbelieving
Meaning: unbelieving, disobedient, who will not be persuaded.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

disobedient.

From a (as a negative particle) and peitho; unpersuadable, i.e. Contumacious -- disobedient.

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see GREEK peitho

HELPS Word-studies

Cognate: 545 apeithḗs (an adjective) – literally, unwilling to be persuaded (by God) which shows itself in outward disobedience (outward spiritual rebellion); disobedient because unpersuaded.

545 /apeithḗs ("unpersuaded") begins with the decision to reject what God prefers, with His offer to persuade about His preferred-will (cf. 2307 /thélēma). See 543 (apeitheia).

[Note the root, 3982 /peíthō ("persuade").]

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from alpha (as a neg. prefix) and peithó
Definition
disobedient
NASB Translation
disobedience (1), disobedient (6).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 545: ἀπειθής

ἀπειθής, ἀπειθες, genitive ἀπειθους (πείθομαι), impersuasible, uncompliant, contumacious (A. V. disobedient): absolutely, Luke 1:17; Titus 1:16; Titus 3:3; τίνι, 2 Timothy 3:2; Romans 1:30; Acts 26:19. (Deuteronomy 21:18; Numbers 20:10; Isaiah 30:9; Zechariah 7:12; in Greek writings from Thucydides down; (in Theognis, 1235 actively not persuasive).)

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek root ἀ- (a-, a negative prefix) and πείθω (peithō, meaning "to persuade" or "to obey").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The concept of disobedience in the Hebrew Scriptures is often conveyed through words like מָרָה (marah, Strong's Hebrew 4784), which means "to be rebellious" or "to be disobedient," and סָרַר (sarar, Strong's Hebrew 5637), meaning "to be stubborn" or "to be rebellious." These terms similarly describe a refusal to heed divine instruction and are used in contexts that emphasize the covenantal relationship between God and His people.

Usage: The word ἀπειθής is used in the New Testament to describe individuals or groups who are resistant to belief or obedience, particularly in the context of faith and adherence to God's commands.

Context: The term ἀπειθής appears in the New Testament to characterize those who are resistant to the message of the Gospel or who refuse to submit to divine authority. This disobedience is not merely a passive state but an active choice to reject persuasion or instruction. In the Berean Standard Bible, ἀπειθής is used in contexts that highlight the spiritual and moral implications of such resistance.

For example, in Romans 1:30, the term is part of a list describing the unrighteous behaviors of those who have turned away from God: "slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents." Here, ἀπειθής underscores the willful nature of their rebellion against divine and familial authority.

In 2 Timothy 3:2, the word is used to describe the characteristics of people in the last days: "For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy." This passage highlights the moral decay and spiritual blindness that accompany disobedience.

Theologically, ἀπειθής is significant because it reflects a heart condition that is closed to the truth of the Gospel. It is often associated with a lack of faith and an unwillingness to be transformed by God's Word. The term serves as a warning against the dangers of hardening one's heart and the consequences of living in opposition to God's will.

Forms and Transliterations

απειθεί απειθεις απειθείς ἀπειθεῖς απειθή απειθης απειθής ἀπειθὴς apeitheis apeitheîs apeithes apeithēs apeithḕs

Englishman's Concordance

Luke 1:17 Adj-AMP
GRK: τέκνα καὶ ἀπειθεῖς ἐν φρονήσει
NAS: TO THE CHILDREN, and the disobedient to the attitude
KJV: and the disobedient to
INT: children and [the] disobedient to [the] wisdom

Acts 26:19 Adj-NMS
GRK: οὐκ ἐγενόμην ἀπειθὴς τῇ οὐρανίῳ
NAS: I did not prove disobedient to the heavenly
KJV: not disobedient unto the heavenly
INT: not I was disobedient to the heavenly

Romans 1:30 Adj-AMP
GRK: κακῶν γονεῦσιν ἀπειθεῖς
NAS: of evil, disobedient to parents,
KJV: of evil things, disobedient to parents,
INT: of evil things to parents disobedient

2 Timothy 3:2 Adj-NMP
GRK: βλάσφημοι γονεῦσιν ἀπειθεῖς ἀχάριστοι ἀνόσιοι
NAS: revilers, disobedient to parents,
KJV: blasphemers, disobedient to parents,
INT: evil speakers to parents disobedient ungrateful unholy

Titus 1:16 Adj-NMP
GRK: ὄντες καὶ ἀπειθεῖς καὶ πρὸς
NAS: detestable and disobedient and worthless
KJV: abominable, and disobedient, and unto
INT: being and disobedient and as to

Titus 3:3 Adj-NMP
GRK: ἡμεῖς ἀνόητοι ἀπειθεῖς πλανώμενοι δουλεύοντες
NAS: ourselves, disobedient, deceived,
KJV: foolish, disobedient, deceived,
INT: we foolish disobedient led astray serving

Strong's Greek 545
6 Occurrences

ἀπειθὴς — 1 Occ.
ἀπειθεῖς — 5 Occ.