ἄπιστος apistos · G0571
unbelieving
ἄ-πιστος, -ον; (ἀ- neg., πιστός) [in LXX: Pro.17:6 28:25, Isa.17:10 * ; ] ; (a) of things, incredible: Act.26:8; (b) of persons, without faith or trust, unbelieving: Mat.17:17, Mrk.9:19, Luk.9:41 12:46, Jhn.20:27, Tit.1:15, Rev.21:8; specif., of unbelievers as opposite to Christians: 1Co.6:6 7:12-15 10:27 14:22-24, 2Co.4:4 6:14-15, 1Ti.5:8 (cf. Lft., Notes, 265; Cremer, 491).†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ἄπιστος, ον, ; I passive, not to be trusted, and so: ; I.1 of persons and their acts, not trusty, faithless, ὑπερφίαλοι καὶ ἄ.[]; δολοπλοκίαι[]mistrusted, []; θράσει ἀ. ἐπαιρόμενος by untrustworthy, groundless confidence, []; shifty, unreliable, []; I.2 of reports and the like, incredible, uncertain in []; τὸ ἐλπίδων ἄ. undreamed of even in hope, []: comparative -ότερος, λόγος[]: superlative, πίστις ἀπιστοτάτη[]; II active, mistrustful, incredulous, suspicious, θυμὸς δέ τοι αἰὲν ἄ.[]less …
Where it's used 23 times
Matthew 17:17 · Mark 9:19 · Luke 9:41 · Luke 12:46 · John 20:27 · Acts 26:8 · 1 Corinthians 6:6 · 1 Corinthians 7:12 · 1 Corinthians 7:13 · 1 Corinthians 7:14 · 1 Corinthians 7:15 · 1 Corinthians 10:27 · 1 Corinthians 14:22 · 1 Corinthians 14:23 · 1 Corinthians 14:24 · 2 Corinthians 4:4 · 2 Corinthians 6:14 · 2 Corinthians 6:15 · 1 Timothy 5:8 · Titus 1:15 · Revelation 21:8 … and 2 more
Source: TBESG G0571; TFLSJ G0571
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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