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ἄπιστος

apistosunbelievingHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentAdjective23 occurrences10 books21 verses

Definition

ἄ-πιστος, -ον

(ἀ- neg., πιστός) [in LXX: Proverbs 17:6; 28:25, Isaiah 17:10 * ;]

(a) of things, incredible: Acts 26:8;

(b) of persons, without faith or trust, unbelieving: Matthew 17:17, Mark 9:19, Luke 9:41; 12:46, John 20:27, Titus 1:15, Revelation 21:8; specif., of unbelievers as opposite to Christians: 1 Corinthians 6:6; 7:12-15; 10:27; 14:22-24, 2 Corinthians 4:4; 6:14-15, 1 Timothy 5:8 (cf. Lft., Notes, 265; Cremer, 491).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ἄπιστος:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

23 total
  1. Matthew 17:17ἄπιστος · unbelieving
    “O unbelieving and perverse generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy here to Me.”
  2. Mark 9:19ἄπιστος · unbelieving
    “O unbelieving generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy to Me.”
  3. Luke 9:41ἄπιστος · unbelieving
    “O unbelieving and perverse generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you and put up with you? Bring your son here.”
  4. Luke 12:46ἀπίστων · unbelievers
    The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate. Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the unbelievers.
  5. John 20:27ἄπιστος · Stop doubting
    Then Jesus said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and look at My hands. Reach out your hand and put it into My side. Stop doubting and believe.”
  6. Acts 26:8ἄπιστον · incredible
    Why would any of you consider it incredible that God raises the dead?
  7. 1 Corinthians 6:6ἀπίστων · unbelievers
    Instead, one brother goes to law against another, and this in front of unbelievers!
  8. 1 Corinthians 7:12ἄπιστον · an unbelieving
    To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If a brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her.
  9. 1 Corinthians 7:13ἄπιστον · an unbelieving
    And if a woman has an unbelieving husband and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him.
  10. 1 Corinthians 7:14ἄπιστος · unbelieving; ἄπιστος · unbelieving
    For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his believing wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.
  11. 1 Corinthians 7:15ἄπιστος · unbeliever
    But if the unbeliever leaves, let him go. The believing brother or sister is not bound in such cases. God has called you to live in peace.
  12. 1 Corinthians 10:27ἀπίστων · unbeliever
    If an unbeliever invites you to a meal and you want to go, eat anything set before you without raising questions of conscience.
  13. 1 Corinthians 14:22ἀπίστοις · unbelievers; ἀπίστοις · unbelievers
    Tongues, then, are a sign, not for believers, but for unbelievers. Prophecy, however, is for believers, not for unbelievers.
  14. 1 Corinthians 14:23ἄπιστοι · some unbelievers
    So if the whole church comes together and everyone speaks in tongues, and some who are uninstructed or some unbelievers come in, will they not say that you are out of your minds?
  15. 1 Corinthians 14:24ἄπιστος · unbeliever
    But if an unbeliever or uninstructed person comes in while everyone is prophesying, he will be convicted and called to account by all,
  16. 2 Corinthians 4:4ἀπίστων · unbelievers
    The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
  17. 2 Corinthians 6:14ἀπίστοις · with unbelievers
    Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?
  18. 2 Corinthians 6:15ἀπίστου · an unbeliever
    What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?
  19. 1 Timothy 5:8ἀπίστου · an unbeliever
    If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
  20. Titus 1:15ἀπίστοις · unbelieving
    To the pure, all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure. Indeed, both their minds and their consciences are defiled.
  21. Revelation 21:8ἀπίστοις · unbelieving
    But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”