ἀπειθέω
apeitheō
to disobey
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word ἀπειθέω (apeitheō) means "to disobey." This verb is used in the context of law and justice, indicating a refusal to comply with rules or authority. Its 15 occurrences in the Bible demonstrate its significance in various situations, from interpersonal conflicts to divine commands. Apeitheō is used to describe both active and passive disobedience. In some cases, it refers to a person's deliberate refusal to obey, while in others, it implies a lack of response or compliance. This verb highlights the importance of obedience in relationships, whether between individuals or between humans and God. The frequency and range of apeitheō's usage suggest its relevance to themes of authority, responsibility, and accountability. Its presence in the Bible underscores the significance of obedience as a fundamental aspect of human relationships and our interactions with the divine.
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Occurrences in Scripture
15 total occurrences across the text
One who believes in the Son has eternal life, but one who disobeys the Son won’t see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.”
Acts 14:2But the disbelieving Jews stirred up and embittered the souls of the Gentiles against the brothers.
Acts 17:5But the unpersuaded Jews took along some wicked men from the marketplace, and gathering a crowd, set the city in an uproar. Assaulting the house of Jason, they sought to bring them out to the people.
Acts 19:9But when some were hardened and disobedient, speaking evil of the Way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus.
Romans 2:8but to those who are self-seeking, and don’t obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, will be wrath, indignation,
Romans 10:21But about Israel he says, “All day long I stretched out my hands to a disobedient and contrary people.”
Romans 11:30For as you in time past were disobedient to God, but now have obtained mercy by their disobedience,
Romans 11:31even so these also have now been disobedient, that by the mercy shown to you they may also obtain mercy.
Romans 15:31that I may be delivered from those who are disobedient in Judea, and that my service which I have for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints,
Hebrews 3:18To whom did he swear that they wouldn’t enter into his rest, but to those who were disobedient?
Hebrews 11:31By faith, Rahab the prostitute didn’t perish with those who were disobedient, having received the spies in peace.
1 Peter 2:8and, “a stumbling stone and a rock of offense.” For they stumble at the word, being disobedient, to which also they were appointed.
1 Peter 3:1In the same way, wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; so that, even if any don’t obey the Word, they may be won by the behavior of their wives without a word,
1 Peter 3:20who before were disobedient, when God waited patiently in the days of Noah, while the ship was being built. In it, few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water.
1 Peter 4:17For the time has come for judgment to begin with the household of God. If it begins first with us, what will happen to those who don’t obey the Good News of God?