ἈΠΕΙΘΕΙΣ, ἀπειθεις
APEITHEIS, apeitheis
Sounds Like: ah-pee-THAYS
Translations: disobedient, unbelieving, rebellious, you are disobedient, you disobey
From the root: ἈΠΕΙΘΗΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Verb
Explanation: This word can function as an adjective meaning 'disobedient' or 'unbelieving', describing someone who refuses to be persuaded or obey. It is a compound word formed from the negative prefix 'ἀ-' (a-, meaning 'not') and 'πείθω' (peitho, meaning 'to persuade' or 'to obey'). As an adjective, it can describe people who are rebellious or unpersuadable. It can also be a verb form, meaning 'you disobey' or 'you are disobedient', indicating an action of refusing to comply.
Inflection: Nominative or Accusative, Masculine or Feminine, Plural (as an adjective); or Present, Active, Indicative, 2nd Person, Singular (as a verb)
Strong’s number: G0545 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 2 — 14:309
Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 140:2
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
From the same root
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