verb
apistamō
Strong’sG569
I am unfaithful, I disbelieve
stem apist-8 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books6 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
** 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.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future passive ἀπιστηθήσομαιRefs 5th c.BC+:—to be ἄπιστος, and so:
I disbelieve, distrust, ἐγὼ τὸ μὲν οὔ ποτ᾽ ἀπίστεονRefs 8th c.BC+ —passive, τὴν γνῶσιν τοῦ οἰκείου ἀπιστεῖσθαι was distrusted, i.e. no one could be sure of knowing, Refs 5th c.BC+ —but mostly,
I.2 with dative person, κρατέουσινRefs 5th c.BC+; ἀ.τινί τι disbelieve one in a thing, Refs 5th c.BC+; οἷς ἠπίστησαν ἔχειν.. whom they suspected of having, Refs 2nd c.BC+
I.3 c.infinitive, οὐδέν σ᾽ ἀπιστῶ καὶ δὶς οἰμῶξαι I nothing doubt that.., Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀ. μὴ γενέσθαι τι to doubt that it could be, Refs 5th c.BC+ —passive, τὸ ἐπιτήδευμα ἀπιστεῖται μὴ δυνατὸν εἶναι it is not believed to be possible, Refs
I.4 absolutely, to be incredulous, NT+5th c.BC+
II ={ἀπειθέω}, disobey, τινίRefs 5th c.BC+: absolutely, to be disobedient, τοῖς ἀπιστοῦσιν τάδε in these things, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἢν δ᾽ ἀπιστῶσι but if they refuse to comply, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 to be faithless, εἰ ἡμεῖς ἀπιστοῦμεν, ἐκεῖνος πιστὸς μένει NT
II.3 νεκρὸς τὸν θάνατον ἀπιστούμενος belying death, Refs 1st c.AD+
III τὸ σῶμ᾽ οὐκ ἀπιστήσω χθονί, i.e. Refswill not hesitate to commit it.., Refs 5th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| 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× |
| apistarōntoiuἀπιστούντων | happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine | not believe | 1× |
| apistarōntoiἀπιστοῦσιν | happening now · to, forpresent active participle dative plural masculine | not believe | 1× |
| apistarantosἀπιστήσας | 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 | apistarōntos2× | apistarintos | apistarantos1×ἀπιστήσας | apistarēntos |
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
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
8 occurrences, every one of them listed
apistanō“faithless”happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural1×
2 Timothy 2:13ei apistanō, ekeinos pistos menatō; arnera heauton ouk …if we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot …
apistale“not believe”was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural2×
Luke 24:11… hōsei lēros teim rēmeim houteim, kai apistale autai.… nonsense to them, and they did not believe the women.
Acts 28:24“not believe”… men peithole tei legorōntei tois de apistale,… them were convinced by what he said, but others refused to …
apistala“not believe”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural2×
Mark 16:11… hoti zōatō kai theasita hupo autau apistala.… she had seen Him, they did not believe it.
Romans 3:3“not believe”tinem gar? ei apistala tinois, mē tas apistias autoiu tan …What if some did not have faith? Will their lack of …
apistarōntoiu“not believe”happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine1×
Luke 24:41“not believe”ēti de apistarōntoiu autoiu apo tau charau kai thaumazarōntoiu …While they were still in disbelief because of their joy and amazement, He asked …
apistarōntoi“not believe”happening now · to, forpresent active participle dative plural masculine1×
1 Peter 2:7vi oun tas timas toi pisteuarōntoi; apistarōntoi de lithos hon apodokimazala tois oikodomarōntois …… precious. But to those who do not believe, “The stone the builders rejected has …
apistarantos“not believe”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Mark 16:16… pisteuarantos kai baptizirantos sōziti, tos de apistarantos katakriniti.… will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.