Word

ἀπιστία

apistía · G570 · Greek · 11 occurrences

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Meanings

lacking in trustworthiness, unfaithfulness

The state of being someone in whom confidence cannot be placed

Examples
Romans 3:3 What then? If some did not believe, their unbelief will not nullify the faithfulness of God, will it?
To refuse to put one’s trust or reliance in something or someone (to not believe (in), to refuse to believe, to not trust in, unbelief)

Examples
Mark 6:6 And He was amazed at their unbelief. And He was going around the villages, teaching.
Mark 9:24 Immediately the boy’s father cried out and said, “I do believe; help my unbelief!”
Romans 4:20 yet, with respect to the promise of God, he did not waver in unbelief but grew strong in faith, giving glory to God,
to not be a believer, to be a non-Christian, to be an infidel, not believing, to be a pagan

To not believe in the good news about Jesus Christ and hence not become a follower

Examples
Matthew 13:58 And He did not do many miracles there because of their unbelief.
Mark 16:14 Later He appeared to the eleven disciples themselves as they were reclining at the table; and He reprimanded them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they had not believed those who had seen Him after He had risen from the dead.
Romans 11:23 And they also, if they do not continue in their unbelief, will be grafted in; for God is able to graft them in again.

How it’s used In 5 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive

5 occurrences in 2 groups

αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 4
ἐγώI, we 1

What it doesIt is the subject

1 occurrences in 1 groups

καταργέωto abolish, to bring to an end 1

What is done to itIt is the object

2 occurrences in 2 groups

ὀνειδίζωto insult 1
βοηθέωto help 1

After prepositionsPrepositional phrases

4 occurrences in 2 groups

διάthrough 7
ἐνin 3

In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive

1 occurrences in 1 groups

καρδίαheart 1

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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Semantic domains 3 entries

To not be a believer, to be a non-Christian, to be an infidel, not believing, to be a pagan31.105: In Mark 6:6, at Nazareth, Jesus “was amazed at their unbelief (apistían),” describing the settled disposition of the townspeople who did not receive Him as a whole.
Lacking in trustworthiness, unfaithfulness31.89: In Romans 3:3, Paul asks, “if some did not believe, their unbelief (apistía) will not nullify the faithfulness of God, will it?” setting Israel's own unfaithfulness directly against God's own trustworthiness.
To not believe (in), to refuse to believe, to not trust in, unbelief31.97: In Mark 9:24, the boy's father cries out, “I do believe; help my unbelief (apistíai)!” describing an inward struggle to trust rather than a simple rejection of a report.

Word family 18 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

πείθω peíthō · G3982 · to persuade, to convince, to rely on · 52×πίστις pístis · G4102 · what can be fully believed, that which is worthy of belief, believable evidence · 243×πιστεύω pisteúō · G4100 · to believe, to think to be true, to regard as trustworthy · 241×πιστός pistós · G4103 · one who trusts in, trusting, faithful · 67×ἄπιστος ápistos · G571 · unbelievable, impossible to be believed, to be unbelieving · 23×ἀπειθέω apeithéō · G544 · to disobey, disobedience, to refuse to be a believer · 14×ἀπιστίαapistía · G570ἀπιστέω apistéō · G569 · to not believe, to disbelieve, to not think to be true · 8×ἀπείθεια apeítheia · G543 · to disobey, disobedience, to refuse to be a believer · 6×ἀπειθής apeithḗs · G545 · disobedient · 6×πειθαρχέω peitharchéō · G3980 · to obey · 4×πιστικός pistikós · G4101 · pure · 2×ἀναπείθω anapeíthō · G374 · to persuade, to incite · 1×εὐπειθής eupeithḗs · G2138 · one who is easily persuaded, open to reason · 1×πειθός peithós · G3981 · persuasive, convincing · 1×πεισμονή peismonḗ · G3988 · that which persuades, the means of convincing · 1×πιθανολογία pithanología · G4086 · convincing speech, plausible language · 1×πιστόω pistóō · G4104 · to come to believe · 1×

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon ἀπιστίας, ἡ (from ἄπιστος), want of faith and trust; 1. unfaithfulness, faithlessness (of…

ἀπιστίας, ἡ (from ἄπιστος), want of faith and trust;
1. unfaithfulness, faithlessness (of persons betraying a trust): Rom 3:3 (cf. references under the word ἀπιστέω, 1).
2. want of faith, unbelief: shown in withholding belief in the divine power, Mk 16:14, or in the power and promises of God, Rom 4:20; Heb 3:19; in the divine mission of Jesus, Mt 13:58; Mk 6:6; by opposition to the gospel, 1 Tim 1:13; with the added notion of obstinacy, Rom 11:20, Rom 11:23; Heb 3:12. contextually, weakness of faith: Mt 17:20 (where L T Tr WH ὀλιγοπιστίαν); Mk 9:24. (In Greek writings from Hesiod and Herodotus down.)

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain

Topical studies with this word 2 entries

Trust, Rely8 occurrences Be a Believer, Christian Faith5 occurrences

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0