Strong's Concordance apistos: incredible, unbelieving Original Word: ἄπιστος, ονPart of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: apistos Phonetic Spelling: (ap'-is-tos) Short Definition: unbelieving, incredulous, unchristian, unbeliever Definition: unbelieving, incredulous, unchristian; sometimes subst: unbeliever. HELPS Word-studies 571 ápistos (from 1 /A "not" and 4103 /pistós, "faithful," see there) – properly, not faithful because unpersuaded, i.e. not convinced (persuaded by God). 571 /ápistos ("faithless, unpersuaded") does not always refer to the unconverted – see Jn 20:27. 571 (ápistos) describes someone who rejects or refuses God's inbirthings of faith (note the root, faith, 4102 /pístis). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 571: ἄπιστοςἄπιστος, ἄπιστον (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; syrup. 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. From a (as a negative particle) and pistos; (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). see GREEK a see GREEK pistos Englishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 57123 Occurrences ἀπίστων — 4 Occ. ἄπιστοι — 1 Occ. ἀπίστοις — 5 Occ. ἄπιστον — 3 Occ. ἄπιστος — 8 Occ. ἀπίστου — 2 Occ. Matthew 17:17 Adj-VFS GRK: Ὦ γενεὰ ἄπιστος καὶ διεστραμμένη NAS: and said, You unbelieving and perverted KJV: and said, O faithless and perverse INT: O generation unbelieving and perverted Mark 9:19 Adj-VFS Luke 9:41 Adj-NFS Luke 12:46 Adj-GMP John 20:27 Adj-NMS Acts 26:8 Adj-AMS 1 Corinthians 6:6 Adj-GMP 1 Corinthians 7:12 Adj-AFS 1 Corinthians 7:13 Adj-AMS 1 Corinthians 7:14 Adj-NMS 1 Corinthians 7:14 Adj-NFS 1 Corinthians 7:15 Adj-NMS 1 Corinthians 10:27 Adj-GMP 1 Corinthians 14:22 Adj-DMP 1 Corinthians 14:22 Adj-DMP 1 Corinthians 14:23 Adj-NMP 1 Corinthians 14:24 Adj-NMS 2 Corinthians 4:4 Adj-GMP 2 Corinthians 6:14 Adj-DMP 2 Corinthians 6:15 Adj-GMS 1 Timothy 5:8 Adj-GMS Titus 1:15 Adj-DMP Revelation 21:8 Adj-DMP |
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