noun · feminine
apeitheias
Greekἀπείθεια (apeitheia)
Strong’sG543
willful unbelief, obstinacy, disobedience
stem apeithei-7 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
** ἀπείθεια
(WH, -θία, exc. He 4:6, 11), -ας, ἡ (< ἀπειθής), [in LXX IV Mac 8:9, 18 12:4*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G543 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidap-i'-thi-ah
disbelief (obstinate and rebellious)
Fromfrom G545;
King Jamesdisobedience, unbelief.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | apeitheias | apeitheiais |
| object accusative | apeitheian2×ἀπείθειαν | apeitheiain |
| direct address vocative | apeitheiar | apeitheiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | apeitheiau4×ἀπειθείας | apeitheiaiu |
| to, for dative | apeitheia1×ἀπειθείᾳ | apeitheiai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
apeitheia is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
7 occurrences, every one of them listed
apeitheian“disobedience”objectaccusative singular2×
Romans 11:32“disobedience”sunkleiata gar tos theos toin pantoin eis apeitheian hina toin pantoin elēateia.For God has consigned everyone to disobedience so that He may have mercy on everyone.
Hebrews 4:6“disobedience”epei oun apoleipitō tinoin eiserchara eis autan, kai tois proterem euangeliziratois ouk eiserchala dia apeitheian,Since, then, it remains for some to enter His rest, and since those who formerly heard the good news did not enter because of their disobedience,
apeitheiau“disobedience”of, belonging togenitive singular4×
Ephesians 2:2“disobedience”en hai pote peripatava kata ton aiōnon tou kosmou houtou, kata ton archōnon tau exousiau tou aērou, teu pneumeu teu nun energarōteu en toi huioi tau apeitheiau;in which you used to walk when you conformed to the ways of this world and of the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit who is now at work in the sons of disobedience.
Ephesians 5:6“disobedience”Mēdenos vin apatatōr kenoi logoi, dia houteim gar erchetō tas orgas tou theou epi toin huioin tau apeitheiau.Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.
Colossians 3:6“disobedience”dia heim erchetō tas orgas tou theou epi toin huioin tau apeitheiau;Because of these, the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.
Hebrews 4:11“disobedience”spoudazaneia oun eiserchara eis ekeinan tan katapausian, hina mē en te aute tinos hupodeigme piptateia tau apeitheiau.Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by following the same pattern of disobedience.
apeitheia“disobedience”to, fordative singular1×
Romans 11:30“disobedience”hōsper gar vis pote apeithava to theo, nun de elēiva ta houtoiu apeitheia,Just as you who formerly disobeyed God have now received mercy through their disobedience,