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GreekG0571Adjective

ἄπιστος

apistos

21Occurrences
G0571Strong's #
AdjectivePart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

(actively) disbelieving, i.e. without Christian faith (specially, a heathen); (passively) untrustworthy (person), or incredible (thing)

from G1 (Α) (as a negative particle) and G4103 (πιστός);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
(a) of things, incredible: (b) of persons, without faith or trust, unbelieving: ,; specif., of unbelievers as opposite to Christians.
LXX: *

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Adjective

Morphology Code

G:A

Full Description

Greek Adjective

Occurrences

ἄπιστος appears 21 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

1 Corinthians
9
2 Corinthians
3
Luke
2
1 Timothy
1
Acts
1
John
1
Matthew
1
Mark
1

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 10:27BSB

If an unbeliever invites you to a meal and you want to go, eat anything set before you without raising questions of conscience.

1 Corinthians 6:6BSB

Instead, one brother goes to law against another, and this in front of unbelievers!

1 Corinthians 7:15BSB

But if the unbeliever leaves, let him go. The believing brother or sister is not bound in such cases. God has called you to live in peace.

2 Corinthians 6:15BSB

What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?

Luke 9:41BSB

“O unbelieving and perverse generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you and put up with you? Bring your son here.”

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.