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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: 543. ἀπείθεια (apeitheia) -- Disobedience, unbelief</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/543.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/john/2-7.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/543.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> > 543</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/542.htm" title="542">◄</a> 543. apeitheia <a href="../greek/544.htm" title="544">►</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">apeitheia: Disobedience, unbelief</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ἀπείθεια</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>apeitheia<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ah-PAY-thee-ah<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ap-i'-thi-ah)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Disobedience, unbelief<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>willful unbelief, obstinacy, disobedience.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from ἀπειθής (apeithēs), meaning "disobedient" or "unbelieving," which itself comes from the negative prefix ἀ- (a-) and πείθω (peithō), meaning "to persuade" or "to obey."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of disobedience is מְרִי (meri), Strong's Hebrew 4805, which conveys rebellion or defiance against God.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>In the New Testament, "apeitheia" primarily refers to a state of disobedience or unbelief, particularly in relation to God's commands or the gospel message. It denotes a willful refusal to be persuaded by divine truth, often resulting in a hardened heart and rebellion against God.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, obedience was a valued virtue, especially in the context of family and societal structures. Disobedience, therefore, was seen as a serious breach of social norms. In the Jewish context, obedience to God's law was central to religious life. The New Testament writers, particularly Paul, used "apeitheia" to describe the spiritual condition of those who rejected the gospel, highlighting the gravity of such a stance in light of God's revelation through Christ.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>543</b> <i>apeítheia</i>(from <a href="/greek/1.htm">1</a> <i>/A</i> "not" and <a href="/greek/3982.htm">3982</a> <i>/peíthō</i>, "persuaded") – properly, someone <i>not persuaded</i>, referring to their <i>willful unbelief</i>, i.e. the <i>refusal</i> to be convinced by God's voice. This is the core-meaning of the entire word-family: <a href="/greek/543.htm">543</a> (<i>apeítheia</i>), <a href="/greek/544.htm">544</a> (<i>apeithéō</i>), <a href="/greek/545.htm">545</a> (<i>apeithḗs</i>). All these cognates focus on <i>man's decision to reject God's offers of faith</i>, i.e. <i>refusal</i> to be <i>persuaded</i> in their heart concerning obeying His will (Word).</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/545.htm">apeithés</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>disobedience<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>disobedience (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 543: ἀπείθεια</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἀπείθεια</span></span> (<span class="manuref">WH</span> <span class="greek2">ἀπειθια</span>, except in Heb. as below (see Iota)), <span class="greek2">ἀπειθας</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (<span class="greek2">ἀπειθής</span>), <span class="accented">disobedience</span> (<span class="abbreviation">Jerome</span>,<span class="latin">inobedientia</span>), <span class="accented">obstinacy,</span> and in the N. T. particularly <span class="accented">obstinate opposition to the divine will</span>: <a href="/interlinear/romans/11-30.htm">Romans 11:30, 32</a>; <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/4-6.htm">Hebrews 4:6, 11</a>; <span class="greek2">υἱοί</span> <span class="greek2">τῆς</span> <span class="greek2">ἀπειθείας</span>, those who are animated by this obstinacy (see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">υἱός</span></span>, 2), used of the Gentiles: <a href="/interlinear/ephesians/2-2.htm">Ephesians 2:2</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ephesians/5-6.htm">Ephesians 5:6</a>; <a href="/interlinear/colossians/3-6.htm">Colossians 3:6</a> (<span class="manuref">R</span> <span class="manuref">G</span> <span class="manuref">L</span> brackets). (<span class="abbreviation">Xenophon</span>, mem. 3, 5, 5; <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>, others.)<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>disobedience, unbelief. <p>From <a href="/greek/545.htm">apeithes</a>; disbelief (obstinate and rebellious) -- disobedience, unbelief. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/545.htm">apeithes</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>απειθεία ἀπειθείᾳ απειθείαν απείθειαν ἀπείθειαν απειθείας ἀπειθείας απειθια ἀπειθίᾳ απειθιαν ἀπειθίαν απειθιας ἀπειθίας apeitheia apeitheíāi apeitheian apeítheian apeitheias apeitheías<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/romans/11-30.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 11:30</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τῇ τούτων <b>ἀπειθείᾳ</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> have been shown mercy <span class="itali">because of their disobedience,</span><br><a href="/kjvs/romans/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> obtained mercy through <span class="itali">their unbelief:</span><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/11-30.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the of these <span class="itali">disobedience</span><p><b><a href="/text/romans/11-32.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 11:32</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πάντας εἰς <b>ἀπείθειαν</b> ἵνα τοὺς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> up all <span class="itali">in disobedience</span> so<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in <span class="itali">unbelief,</span> that<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/11-32.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> all in <span class="itali">disobedience</span> that<p><b><a href="/text/ephesians/2-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ephesians 2:2</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/ephesians/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">υἱοῖς τῆς <b>ἀπειθείας</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ephesians/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> working in the sons <span class="itali">of disobedience.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/ephesians/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in the children <span class="itali">of disobedience:</span><br><a href="/interlinear/ephesians/2-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> sons <span class="itali">of disobedience</span><p><b><a href="/text/ephesians/5-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ephesians 5:6</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/ephesians/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">υἱοὺς τῆς <b>ἀπειθείας</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ephesians/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> comes upon the sons <span class="itali">of disobedience.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/ephesians/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> upon the children <span class="itali">of disobedience.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/ephesians/5-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> sons <span class="itali">of disobedience</span><p><b><a href="/text/colossians/3-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Colossians 3:6</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Feminine">Noun-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/colossians/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">υἱοὺς τῆς <b>ἀπειθείας</b> </span><br><a href="/interlinear/colossians/3-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> sons <span class="itali">disobedience</span><p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/4-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 4:6</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">εἰσῆλθον δι' <b>ἀπείθειαν</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to enter because <span class="itali">of disobedience,</span><br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in because <span class="itali">of unbelief:</span><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/4-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> did enter in on account of <span class="itali">disobedience</span><p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/4-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 4:11</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πέσῃ τῆς <b>ἀπειθείας</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> example <span class="itali">of disobedience.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the same example <span class="itali">of unbelief.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/4-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> might fall <span class="itali">of disobedience</span><p><b><a href="/greek/543.htm">Strong's Greek 543</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_543.htm">7 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/apeitheia_543.htm">ἀπειθείᾳ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/apeitheian_543.htm">ἀπείθειαν — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/apeitheias_543.htm">ἀπειθείας — 4 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/542.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="542"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="542" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/544.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="544"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="544" /></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>