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ἀπιστέω

apisteōto disbelieveHow to read Greek
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Definition

ἀπιστέω, -ῶ

(ἄπιστος), [in LXX: Wis.1.2; 10:7; 12:17; 18:13, Sir.1.27, 2Ma.8.13 * ;]

1. to disbelieve, be faithless: Mark 16:11, 16, Luke 24:11, 41, Acts 28:24, 1 Peter 2:7; so prob. also Romans 3:3, 2 Timothy 2:13 (ICC, CGT, in ll; MM, see word).

2. = ἀπειθέω (Hdt.; on this sense in Ro, 2Ti, ll. with, see Vaughan on Ro, l.with; Lft., Notes, 265; Thayer, see word).

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

8 total
  1. Mark 16:11ἠπίστησαν · they did not believe [it]
    And when they heard that Jesus was alive and she had seen Him, they did not believe it.
  2. Mark 16:16ἀπιστήσας · does not believe
    Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
  3. Luke 24:11ἠπίστουν · they did not believe
    But their words seemed like nonsense to them, and they did not believe the women.
  4. Luke 24:41ἀπιστούντων · were still in disbelief
    While they were still in disbelief because of their joy and amazement, He asked them, “Do you have anything here to eat?”
  5. Acts 28:24ἠπίστουν · refused to believe
    Some of them were convinced by what he said, but others refused to believe.
  6. Romans 3:3ἠπίστησάν · did not have faith
    What if some did not have faith? Will their lack of faith nullify God’s faithfulness?
  7. 2 Timothy 2:13ἀπιστοῦμεν · we are faithless
    …if we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.
  8. 1 Peter 2:7ἀπιστοῦσιν · [to those who] do not believe
    To you who believe, then, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,”