ἄπιστοςápistos
(actively) disbelieving, i.e. without Christian faith (specially, a heathen); (passively) untrustworthy (person), or incredible (thing)
Greek (New Testament) · G571
Meanings
(a) of things, incredible: Acts 26:8
(b) of persons, without faith or trust, unbelieving: Matthew 17:17, Mark 9:19, Luke 9:41, Luke 12:46, John 20:27, Titus 1:15, Revelation 21:8; specif., of unbelievers as opposed to Christians: 1 Corinthians 6:6, 1 Corinthians 7:12-15, 1 Corinthians 10:27, 1 Corinthians 14:22-24, 2 Corinthians 4:4, 2 Corinthians 6:14, 2 Corinthians 6:15, 1 Timothy 5:8.
Same root
- ΑA · G1the first letter of the alphabet; figuratively, only (from its use as a numeral) the first:
- πιστόςpistós · G4103objectively, trustworthy; subjectively, trustful
- ἀπιστίαapistía · G570faithlessness, i.e. (negatively) disbelief (lack of Christian faith), or (positively) unfaithfulness (disobedience)
- ἀπιστέωapistéō · G569to be unbelieving, i.e. (transitively) disbelieve, or (by implication) disobey
Where it appears
Appears 23 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 17:17 Jesus said, “You faithless and corrupt people! How long must I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy here to me.”
- Mark 9:19 Jesus said to them, “You faithless people! How long must I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy to me.”
- Luke 9:41 Jesus said, “You faithless and corrupt people! How long must I be with you and put up with you?” Then he said to the man, “Bring your son here.”
- Luke 12:46 The master will return unannounced and unexpected, and he will cut the servant in pieces and banish him with the unfaithful.
- John 20:27 Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here, and look at my hands. Put your hand into the wound in my side. Don’t be faithless any longer. Believe!”
- Acts 26:8 Why does it seem incredible to any of you that God can raise the dead?
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.