noun · feminine
apistias
Greekἀπιστία (apistia)
Strong’sG570
unbelief, unfaithfulness, distrust
stem apisti-11 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
** ἀπιστία, -ας, ἡ
(< ἄπιστος), [in LXX: Wi 14:25, IV Mac 12:4*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G570 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidap-is-tee'-ah
faithlessness, i.e. (negatively) disbelief (lack of Christian faith), or (positively) unfaithfulness (disobedience)
Fromfrom G571;
King Jamesunbelief.
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 | apistias1×ἀπιστία | apistiais |
| object accusative | apistian4×ἀπιστίαν | apistiain |
| direct address vocative | apistiar | apistiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | apistiau1×ἀπιστίας | apistiaiu |
| to, for dative | apistia5×ἀπιστίᾳ | apistiai |
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
apistia 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
11 occurrences, every one of them listed
apistias“unbelief”subjectnominative singular1×
Romans 3:3“unbelief”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?
apistian“unbelief”objectaccusative singular4×
Matthew 13:58“unbelief”kai ouk poiata ekei dunamiain pollain dia tan apistian autoiu.And He did not do many miracles there, because of their unbelief.
Mark 6:6“unbelief”kai thaumazate dia tan apistian autoiu. Kai periagate tain kōmain kuklō didaskarōtos.And He was amazed at their unbelief. And He went around from village to village, teaching the people.
Mark 16:14“unbelief”Husterem de anakeierōtoi autoi toi hendeka fanerita, kai oneidizata tan apistian autoiu kai sklērokardian hoti toi theaseratoi auton egeirirēton ouk pisteuala.Later, as they were eating, Jesus appeared to the Eleven and rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He had risen.
Hebrews 3:19“unbelief”kai blepanō hoti ouk dunila eiserchara dia apistian.So we see that it was because of their unbelief that they were unable to enter.
apistiau“unbelieving”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Hebrews 3:12“unbelieving”blepavōr, adelfoir, mēpote eti en tino vu kardias ponēras apistiau en te afistanara apo theou zōarōtou,See to it, brothers, that none of you has a wicked heart of unbelief that turns away from the living God.
apistia“unbelief”to, fordative singular5×
Mark 9:24“unbelief”euthuos krazaratos tos patēros teu paidieu legate; Pisteuamō; boēthasōr mu ta apistia.Immediately the boy’s father cried out, “I do believe; help my unbelief!”
Romans 4:20“unbelief”eis de tan epangelian tou theou ouk diakrinita ta apistia alla endunamita ta pistia, dōaratos doxan to theoYet he did not waver through disbelief in the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God,
Romans 11:20“unbelief”kalōs; ta apistia ekklila, sis de ta pistia histanasē. mē hupsēleim fronasōr, alla fobesōr;That is correct: They were broken off because of unbelief, but you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but be afraid.
Romans 11:23“unbelief”kakeinois de, ean mē epimenaleiō ta apistia, enkentrizili; dunatos gar atō tos theos palin enkentrizara autoin.And if they do not persist in unbelief, they will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again.
1 Timothy 1:13“unbelief”tem proterem arōton blasfēmon kai diōkton kai hubriston; alla elēima, hoti agnoarōtos poiama en apistia,I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was shown mercy.