Word Study · Strong's G543 · Greek
ἀπείθεια
apeitheia
ap-i'-thi-ah
Strong's 1890 spelling: apeítheia
“disbelief (obstinate and rebellious)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
disbelief (obstinate and rebellious)
Rendered in the KJV as
disobedience, unbelief.
- 7occurrencesin the New Testament
- 4 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 6inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 7 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 6
- ἀπειθείας.2
- ἀπειθείᾳ,1
- ἀπείθειαν1
- ἀπείθειαν,1
- ἀπειθείας,1
- ἀπειθείας·1
How it is rendered · 5
- disobedience,2
- of disobedience.2
- disobedience1
- of disobedience,1
- of disobedience;1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular4
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular2
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular1
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- N-GSF · 4
- N-ASF · 2
- N-DSF · 1
All 7, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Romans carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Romans2 occurrences
- Romans 11:30ἀπειθείᾳ,apeitheianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularJust as you who formerly disobeyed God have now received mercy through their disobedience,here: disobedience,
- Romans 11:32ἀπείθειανapeitheiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularFor God has consigned everyone to disobedience so that He may have mercy on everyone.here: disobedience
Ephesians2 occurrences
- Ephesians 2:2ἀπειθείας,apeitheiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularin which you used to walk when you conformed to the ways of this world and of the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit who is now at work in the sons of disobedience.here: of disobedience,
- Ephesians 5:6ἀπειθείας.apeitheiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularLet no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.here: of disobedience.
Colossians1 occurrence
Hebrews2 occurrences
- Hebrews 4:6ἀπείθειαν,apeitheiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularSince, then, it remains for some to enter His rest, and since those who formerly heard the good news did not enter because of their disobedience,here: disobedience,
- Hebrews 4:11ἀπειθείας.apeitheiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularLet us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by following the same pattern of disobedience.here: of disobedience.