adjective

apistos

Greekἄπιστος (apistos)

Strong’sG571

unbelieving, incredulous, unchristian, unbeliever

stem apist-23 times in the New Testamentin 10 of 27 books10 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

unbelievers8×unbelieving8×unbeliever5×faithless1×incredible1×

What it means

ἄ-πιστος, -ον

(< ἀ- neg., πιστός), [in LXX: Pr 17:6 28:25, Is 17:10*;]

(a) of things, incredible: Ac 26:8;

(b) of persons, without faith or trust, unbelieving: Mt 17:17, Mk 9:19, Lk 9:41 12:46, Jo 20:27, Tit 1:15, Re 21:8; specif., of unbelievers as opp. to Christians: I Co 6:6 7:12-15 10:27 14:22-24, II Co 4:4 6:14, 15, I Ti 5:8 (cf. Lft., Notes, 265; Cremer, 491).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G571 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidap'-is-tos

(actively) disbelieving, i.e. without Christian faith (specially, a heathen); (passively) untrustworthy (person), or incredible (thing)

Fromfrom G1 (as a negative particle) and G4103;

King Jamesthat believeth not, faithless, incredible thing, infidel, unbeliever(-ing).

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	masculine singular	feminine singular	neuter singular	masculine plural	feminine plural	neuter plural
subject nominative	apistos4×ἄπιστος	apistas1×ἄπιστος	apistem1×ἄπιστον	apistois1×ἄπιστοι	apistais	apisteim
object accusative	apiston1×ἄπιστον	apistan1×ἄπιστον		apistoin	apistain
direct address vocative	apistor	apistar3×ἄπιστος		apistoir	apistair
of, belonging to genitive	apistou2×ἀπίστου	apistau	apisteu	apistoiu4×ἀπίστων	apistaiu	apisteiu
to, for dative	apisto	apista	apiste	apistoi5×ἀπίστοις	apistai	apistei

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

apiststem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

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

apistamō — ἀπιστέω, I am unfaithful, I disbelieve

Where it appears

23 occurrences, every one of them listed

apistos“unbeliever”subjectnominative singular4×

John 20:27“unbelieving”eita legatō to Thōmao; Ferasōr ton daktulon su hōde kai horasar tain cheirain mu, kai ferasōr tan cheiran su kai ballasar eis tan pleuran mu, kai mē ginesōr apistos alla pistos.Then Jesus said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and look at My hands. Reach out your hand and put it into My side. Stop doubting and believe.”

1 Corinthians 7:14“unbelieving”hagiazitē gar tos anēros tos apistos en ta gunaika, kai hagiazitē tas gunaikas tas apistas en to adelfo; epei ara teim tekneim vu akatharteim atō, nun de hagieim atō.For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his believing wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.

1 Corinthians 7:15“unbeliever”ei de tos apistos chōrizitō, chōrizitōr; ouk doulitē tos adelfos ē tas adelfas en tei toioutei, en de eirēna kalatē nin tos theos.But if the unbeliever leaves, let him go. The believing brother or sister is not bound in such cases. God has called you to live in peace.

1 Corinthians 14:24“unbeliever”ean de pantois profēteualeiō, eiserchateia de tinos apistos ē idiōtos, elenchitō hupo pantoiu, anakrinitō hupo pantoiu,But if an unbeliever or uninstructed person comes in while everyone is prophesying, he will be convicted and called to account by all,

apiston“unbelieving”objectaccusative singular1×

1 Corinthians 7:13“unbelieving”kai gunaikas ei tinas echatō anēron apiston, kai houtos suneudokatō oikarō meta autau, mē afiēkatōr ton anēron.And if a woman has an unbelieving husband and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him.

apistou“unbeliever”of, belonging togenitive singular2×

2 Corinthians 6:15“unbeliever”tinas de sumfōnēsias Christou pros Beliar, ē tinas merias pisto meta apistou?What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?

1 Timothy 5:8“unbeliever”ei de tinos toiu idioiu kai malista oikeioiu ouk pronoatō, tan pistian arnetē kai atō apistou cheirōnos.If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

apistas“unbelieving”subjectnominative singular1×

1 Corinthians 7:14“unbelieving”hagiazitē gar tos anēros tos apistos en ta gunaika, kai hagiazitē tas gunaikas tas apistas en to adelfo; epei ara teim tekneim vu akatharteim atō, nun de hagieim atō.For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his believing wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.

apistan“unbeliever”objectaccusative singular1×

1 Corinthians 7:12“unbeliever”Toi de loipoi legamō mis, ouk tos kurios; ei tinos adelfos gunaikan echatō apistan, kai houtas suneudokatō oikarō meta autou, mē afiēkatōr autan;To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If a brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her.

apistar“unbelieving”direct addressvocative singular3×

Matthew 17:17“unbelieving”apokriniratos de tos Iēsus legata; Ō genear apistar kai diastrefirētar, heōs pote meta vu emi? heōs pote anechemi vu? feravōr mi auton hōde.“O unbelieving and perverse generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy here to Me.”

Mark 9:19“unbelieving”tos de apokriniratos autoi legatō; Ō genear apistar, heōs pote pros vin emi? heōs pote anechemi vu? feravōr auton pros min.“O unbelieving generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy to Me.”

Luke 9:41“unbelieving”apokriniratos de tos Iēsus legata; Ō genear apistar kai diastrefirētar, heōs pote emi pros vin kai anechemi vu? prosagasar hōde ton huion su.“O unbelieving and perverse generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you and put up with you? Bring your son here.”

apistem“incredible”subject or objectdirect singular1×

Acts 26:8“incredible”tinem apistem krinitō para vi ei tos theos nekroin egeiratō?Why would any of you consider it incredible that God raises the dead?

apistois“unbelievers”subjectnominative plural1×

1 Corinthians 14:23“unbelievers”ean oun sunerchateia tas ekklēsas holas epi tem autem kai pantois lalaleiō glōssai, eiserchaleia de idiōtois ē apistois, ouk legali hoti mainevō?So if the whole church comes together and everyone speaks in tongues, and some who are uninstructed or some unbelievers come in, will they not say that you are out of your minds?

apistoiu“unbelievers”of, belonging togenitive plural4×

Luke 12:46“unbelievers”hēkati tos kurios tou doulou ekeinou en hēmera ha ouk prosdokatō kai en hōra ha ouk gnōskatō, kai dichotomati auton kai tem merem autou meta toiu apistoiu tithati.The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate. Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the unbelievers.

1 Corinthians 6:6“unbelievers”alla adelfos meta adelfou krinitō, kai houtem epi apistoiu?Instead, one brother goes to law against another, and this in front of unbelievers!

1 Corinthians 10:27“unbelievers”ei tinos kalatō vin toiu apistoiu kai thelavō poreuerō, pantem tem paratithirōtem vi esthiavōr mēdenem anakrinarōtois dia tan suneidēsian;If an unbeliever invites you to a meal and you want to go, eat anything set before you without raising questions of conscience.

2 Corinthians 4:4“unbelievers”en hoi tos theos tou aiōnou houtou tuflata teim noēmeim toiu apistoiu eis tem mē augazara ton fōtismon teu euangelieu tau doxau tou Christou, hos atō eikōnas tou theou.The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

apistoi“unbelievers”to, fordative plural5×

1 Corinthians 14:22“unbelievers”hōste tais glōssais eis sēmem alō ouk toi pisteuarōtoi alla toi apistoi, tas de profēteias ouk toi apistoi alla toi pisteuarōtoi.Tongues, then, are a sign, not for believers, but for unbelievers. Prophecy, however, is for believers, not for unbelievers.

1 Corinthians 14:22“unbelievers”hōste tais glōssais eis sēmem alō ouk toi pisteuarōtoi alla toi apistoi, tas de profēteias ouk toi apistoi alla toi pisteuarōtoi.Tongues, then, are a sign, not for believers, but for unbelievers. Prophecy, however, is for believers, not for unbelievers.

2 Corinthians 6:14“unbelievers”Mē ginevōr heterozugarōtois apistoi; tinas gar metochas dikaiosuna kai anomia, ē tinas koinōnias fōte pros skotem?Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?

Titus 1:15“unbelieving”panteim kathareim toi katharoi; toi de miainirētoi kai apistoi oudenem katharem, alla miainitē autoiu kai tos nouos kai tas suneidēsias.To the pure, all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure. Indeed, both their minds and their consciences are defiled.

Revelation 21:8“faithless”toi de deiloi kai apistoi kai bdelusserētoi kai foneuoi kai pornoi kai farmakoi kai eidōlolatroi kai pantoi toi pseudoi tem merem autoiu en ta limna ta kaiirōta pure kai theie, hem atō tos thanatos tos deuteros.But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”