ἀπειθέω apeitheō · G0544
to disobey
ἀπειθέω, -ῶ; (ἀπειθής), [in LXX for מָרָה, סָרַר, etc. ; ] ; as in cl. (MM, VGT, see word); to disobey, be disobedient: absol., Act.14:2 19:9, Rom.10:21 11:31 15:31, Heb.3:18 11:31, 1Pe.3:20; with dative, Jhn.3:36, Rom.2:8 11:30, 1Pe.2:8 3:1 4:17 (Cremer, 475).†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ἀπειθ-έω, ; Attic dialect form of ἀπῐθέω (though even Trag. preferred ἀπιστέω, which see 11), to be disobedient, refuse compliance, []; opposed to πείθομαι, []: frequently with dative, disobey, οὐκ ἀπειθήσας θεῷ[]; τὰ μεγάλα ἀ. τινί in great matters, []; ἀ. ταῖς ἐνεχυρασίαις not to abide by them, []; ἐντολῶν[]; 2 of animals, []; of ships, τοῖς οἴαξιν ἀ.[]; 3 of a woman, refuse compliance, []
Where it's used 15 times
John 3:36 · Acts 14:2 · Acts 17:5 · Acts 19:9 · Romans 2:8 · Romans 10:21 · Romans 11:30 · Romans 11:31 · Romans 15:31 · Hebrews 3:18 · Hebrews 11:31 · 1 Peter 2:8 · 1 Peter 3:1 · 1 Peter 3:20 · 1 Peter 4:17
Source: TBESG G0544; TFLSJ G0544
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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