Lexical Summary apisteō: to disbelieve, be faithless Original Word: ἀπιστέωTransliteration: apisteō Phonetic Spelling: (ap-is-teh'-o) Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to disbelieve, be faithless Meaning: to disbelieve, be faithless Strong's Concordance disbelieveFrom apistos; to be unbelieving, i.e. (transitively) disbelieve, or (by implication) disobey -- believe not. see GREEK apistos Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 569: ἀπιστέωἀπιστέω, ἀπίστω; (imperfect ἠπίστουν); 1 aorist ἠπίστησα; (ἄπιστος); 1. to betray a trust, be unfaithful: 2 Timothy 2:13 (opposed to πιστός μένει); Romans 3:3; (others deny this sense in the N. T.; cf. Morison or Meyer on Romans, the passage cited; Ellicott on 2 Timothy, the passage cited). 2. to have no belief, disbelieve: in the news of Christ's resurrection, Mark 16:11; Luke 24:41; with dative of person, Luke 24:11; in the tidings concerning Jesus the Messiah, Mark 16:16 (opposed to πιστεύω) (so 1 Peter 2:7 T Tr WH); Acts 28:24. (In Greek writings from Homer down.) |
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