ἀπειθέωapeithéō
to disbelieve (wilfully and perversely)
Greek (New Testament) · G544
Meanings
as in classical Greek; to disobey, be disobedient: absolutely, Acts 14:2, Acts 19:9, Romans 10:21, Romans 11:31, Romans 15:31, Hebrews 3:18, Hebrews 11:31, 1 Peter 3:20; with dative, John 3:36, Romans 2:8, Romans 11:30, 1 Peter 2:8, 1 Peter 3:1, 1 Peter 4:17.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 14 times in the Bible.
- John 3:36 And anyone who believes in God’s Son has eternal life. Anyone who doesn’t obey the Son will never experience eternal life but remains under God’s angry judgment.”
- Acts 14:2 Some of the Jews, however, spurned God’s message and poisoned the minds of the Gentiles against Paul and Barnabas.
- Acts 19:9 But some became stubborn, rejecting his message and publicly speaking against the Way. So Paul left the synagogue and took the believers with him. Then he held daily discussions at the lecture hall of Tyrannus.
- Romans 2:8 But he will pour out his anger and wrath on those who live for themselves, who refuse to obey the truth and instead live lives of wickedness.
- Romans 10:21 But regarding Israel, God said, “All day long I opened my arms to them, but they were disobedient and rebellious.”
- Romans 11:30 Once, you Gentiles were rebels against God, but when the people of Israel rebelled against him, God was merciful to you instead.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.