verb
apistamō
Greekἀπιστέω (apisteō)
Strong’sG569
I am unfaithful, I disbelieve
stem apist-8 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
** ἀπιστέω, -ῶ
(< ἄπιστος), [in LXX: Wi 1:2 10:7 12:17 18:13, Si 1:27, II Mac 8:13*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G569 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidap-is-teh'-o
to be unbelieving, i.e. (transitively) disbelieve, or (by implication) disobey
Fromfrom G571;
King Jamesbelieve not.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| apistanōἀπιστοῦμεν | happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural | faithless | 1× |
| apistaleἠπίστουν | was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural | not believe | 2× |
| apistalaἠπίστησαν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | not believe | 2× |
| apistarōtoiuἀπιστούντων | happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine | not believe | 1× |
| apistarōtoiἀπιστοῦσιν | happening now · to, forpresent active participle dative plural masculine | not believe | 1× |
| apistaratosἀπιστήσας | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | not believe | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 5 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apistamō | apistame | apistami | apistama | apistamē | apistamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | apistasō | apistase | apistasi | apistasa | apistasē | apistaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apistatō | apistate | apistati | apistata | apistatē | apistatelē |
| we 1st person plural | apistanō1×ἀπιστοῦμεν | apistane | apistani | apistana | apistanē | apistanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apistavō | apistave | apistavi | apistava | apistavē | apistavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | apistalō | apistale2×ἠπίστουν | apistali | apistala2×ἠπίστησαν | apistalē | apistalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apistameiō | apistameia | apistameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | apistaseiō | apistaseia | apistaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apistateiō | apistateia | apistateiē |
| we 1st person plural | apistaneiō | apistaneia | apistaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | apistaveiō | apistaveia | apistaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | apistaleiō | apistaleia | apistaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | apistasōr | apistasar | apistasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apistatōr | apistatar | apistatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | apistavōr | apistavar | apistavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | apistalōr | apistalar | apistalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | apistamoiō | apistamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | apistasoiō | apistasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | apistatoiō | apistatoia |
| we 1st person plural | apistanoiō | apistanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | apistavoiō | apistavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | apistaloiō | apistaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | apistarō | apistari | apistara | apistarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 3 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | apistarōtos2× | apistaritos | apistaratos1×ἀπιστήσας | apistarētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
apist 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
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
8 occurrences, every one of them listed
apistanō“faithless”happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural1×
2 Timothy 2:13“faithless”ei apistanō, ekeinos pistos menatō; arnera heauton ouk dunetō.if we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.
apistale“not believe”was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural2×
Luke 24:11“not believe”kai fainila enōpion autoiu hōsei lēros teim rēmeim houteim, kai apistale autai.But their words seemed like nonsense to them, and they did not believe the women.
Acts 28:24“not believe”kai tois men peithile tei legirōtei tois de apistale,Some of them were convinced by what he said, but others refused to believe.
apistala“not believe”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural2×
Mark 16:11“not believe”kakeinois akouaratois hoti zōatō kai theasita hupo autau apistala.And when they heard that Jesus was alive and she had seen Him, they did not believe it.
Romans 3:3“not believe”tinem gar? ei apistala tinois, mē tas apistias autoiu tan pistian tou theou katargati?What if some did not have faith? Will their lack of faith nullify God’s faithfulness?
apistarōtoiu“not believe”happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine1×
Luke 24:41“not believe”ēti de apistarōtoiu autoiu apo tau charau kai thaumazarōtoiu legata autoi; Echavō tinem brōsimem enthade?While they were still in disbelief because of their joy and amazement, He asked them, “Do you have anything here to eat?”
apistarōtoi“not believe”happening now · to, forpresent active participle dative plural masculine1×
1 Peter 2:7“not believe”vi oun tas timas toi pisteuarōtoi; apistarōtoi de lithos hon apodokimazala tois oikodomarōtois houtos ginita eis kefalan gōniauTo you who believe, then, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,”
apistaratos“not believe”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Mark 16:16“not believe”tos pisteuaratos kai baptiziratos sōziti, tos de apistaratos katakriniti.Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.