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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 545. ἀπειθής (apeithés) -- Disobedient, unbelieving</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/545.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/matthew/27-51.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/545.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 545</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/544.htm" title="544">◄</a> 545. apeithés <a href="../greek/546.htm" title="546">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">apeithés: Disobedient, unbelieving</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ἀπειθής</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>apeithés<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ah-pay-THAYS<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ap-i-thace')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Disobedient, unbelieving<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>unbelieving, disobedient, who will not be persuaded.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek verb ἀπειθέω (apeitheō), meaning "to disobey" or "to be unpersuaded."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent often associated with disobedience is מָרָה (marah), which means "to be rebellious" or "to be contentious."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "apeithés" is used in the New Testament to describe a state of being unpersuaded or disobedient, often in the context of a refusal to believe or comply with God's commands. It conveys a sense of willful rebellion or obstinacy against divine authority.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, obedience to authority was a significant cultural value, both in civic and religious contexts. The concept of "apeithés" would have been understood as a serious character flaw, especially in a religious sense, where it implied a rejection of divine truth and guidance. In the Jewish context, disobedience to God's law was seen as a grave sin, often leading to communal and personal consequences.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 545</b> <i>apeithḗs</i> (an adjective) – literally, <i>unwilling to be persuaded</i> (by God) which shows itself in outward <i>disobedience</i> (outward spiritual rebellion); disobedient because unpersuaded.</p><p class="discovery"><a href="/greek/545.htm">545</a> <i>/apeithḗs</i> ("unpersuaded") begins with the decision to reject what <i>God prefers</i>, with His offer to <i>persuade</i> about His preferred-will (cf. <a href="/greek/2307.htm">2307</a> <i>/thélēma</i>). <a href="/greek/543.htm">See 543</a> (<i>apeitheia</i>).</p><p class="discovery">[Note the root, <a href="/greek/3982.htm">3982</a> <i>/peíthō</i> ("persuade").]</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/1.htm">alpha</a> (as a neg. prefix) and <a href="/greek/3982.htm">peithó</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>disobedient<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>disobedience (1), disobedient (6).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 545: ἀπειθής</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἀπειθής</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ἀπειθες</span>, genitive <span class="greek2">ἀπειθους</span> (<span class="greek2">πείθομαι</span>), <span class="accented">impersuasible, uncompliant, contumacious</span> (<span class="abbreviation">A. V.</span> <span class="accented">disobedient</span>): absolutely, <a href="/interlinear/luke/1-17.htm">Luke 1:17</a>; <a href="/interlinear/titus/1-16.htm">Titus 1:16</a>; <a href="/interlinear/titus/3-3.htm">Titus 3:3</a>; <span class="greek2">τίνι</span>, <a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/3-2.htm">2 Timothy 3:2</a>; <a href="/interlinear/romans/1-30.htm">Romans 1:30</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/26-19.htm">Acts 26:19</a>. (<a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/21-18.htm">Deuteronomy 21:18</a>; <a href="/interlinear/numbers/20-10.htm">Numbers 20:10</a>; <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/30-9.htm">Isaiah 30:9</a>; <a href="/interlinear/zechariah/7-12.htm">Zechariah 7:12</a>; in Greek writings from <span class="abbreviation">Thucydides</span> down; (in <span class="abbreviation">Theognis</span>, 1235 actively <span class="accented">not persuasive</span>).)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>disobedient. <p>From <a href="/greek/1.htm">a</a> (as a negative particle) and <a href="/greek/3982.htm">peitho</a>; unpersuadable, i.e. Contumacious -- disobedient. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1.htm">a</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/3982.htm">peitho</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>απειθεί απειθεις απειθείς ἀπειθεῖς απειθή απειθης απειθής ἀπειθὴς apeitheis apeitheîs apeithes apeithēs apeithḕs<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/luke/1-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 1:17</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural">Adj-AMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τέκνα καὶ <b>ἀπειθεῖς</b> ἐν φρονήσει</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> TO THE CHILDREN, <span class="itali">and the disobedient</span> to the attitude<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">the disobedient</span> to<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/1-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> children and <span class="itali">[the] disobedient</span> to [the] wisdom<p><b><a href="/text/acts/26-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 26:19</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular">Adj-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/26.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">οὐκ ἐγενόμην <b>ἀπειθὴς</b> τῇ οὐρανίῳ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/26.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> I did not prove <span class="itali">disobedient</span> to the heavenly<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/26.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> not <span class="itali">disobedient</span> unto the heavenly<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/26-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> not I was <span class="itali">disobedient</span> to the heavenly<p><b><a href="/text/romans/1-30.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 1:30</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural">Adj-AMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">κακῶν γονεῦσιν <b>ἀπειθεῖς</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of evil, <span class="itali">disobedient</span> to parents,<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of evil things, <span class="itali">disobedient</span> to parents,<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/1-30.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of evil things to parents <span class="itali">disobedient</span><p><b><a href="/text/2_timothy/3-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Timothy 3:2</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural">Adj-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">βλάσφημοι γονεῦσιν <b>ἀπειθεῖς</b> ἀχάριστοι ἀνόσιοι</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_timothy/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> revilers, <span class="itali">disobedient</span> to parents,<br><a href="/kjvs/2_timothy/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> blasphemers, <span class="itali">disobedient</span> to parents,<br><a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/3-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> evil speakers to parents <span class="itali">disobedient</span> ungrateful unholy<p><b><a href="/text/titus/1-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Titus 1:16</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural">Adj-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/titus/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὄντες καὶ <b>ἀπειθεῖς</b> καὶ πρὸς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/titus/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> detestable <span class="itali">and disobedient</span> and worthless<br><a href="/kjvs/titus/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> abominable, and <span class="itali">disobedient,</span> and unto<br><a href="/interlinear/titus/1-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> being and <span class="itali">disobedient</span> and as to<p><b><a href="/text/titus/3-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Titus 3:3</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural">Adj-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/titus/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἡμεῖς ἀνόητοι <b>ἀπειθεῖς</b> πλανώμενοι δουλεύοντες</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/titus/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> ourselves, <span class="itali">disobedient,</span> deceived,<br><a href="/kjvs/titus/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> foolish, <span class="itali">disobedient,</span> deceived,<br><a href="/interlinear/titus/3-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> we foolish <span class="itali">disobedient</span> led astray serving<p><b><a href="/greek/545.htm">Strong's Greek 545</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_545.htm">6 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/apeithe_s_545.htm">ἀπειθὴς — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/apeitheis_545.htm">ἀπειθεῖς — 5 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/544.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="544"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="544" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/546.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="546"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="546" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>