Greek · G3361, G1096, G571, G4103

μὴ γίνου ἄπιστος ἀλλὰ πιστός

Not · to be · unbelieving · objectively, trustworthy; subjectively, trustful

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μή G3361 not

Pronunciation mḗ

Subjective negation: denies what one thinks or believes, not absolute fact; used with non-indicative moods

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γίνομαι G1096 to be

Pronunciation gínomai

Denotes coming into being or becoming, not static existence; emphasizes transition and change rather than mere state.

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ἄπιστος G571 unbelieving

Pronunciation ápistos

Designates non-Christians lacking saving faith, contrasted sharply with believers in Paul's missionary context.

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πιστός G4103 objectively, trustworthy; subjectively, trustful

Pronunciation pistós

Dual nature: passive sense means trustworthy/reliable; active sense means believing/faithful in trust.

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What does μὴ γίνου ἄπιστος ἀλλὰ πιστός (mē ginou apistos alla pistos) mean in the Bible?

μή · γίνομαι · ἄπιστος · πιστός is a Greek phrase meaning "do not become unbelieving but believing".

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What does μή · γίνομαι · ἄπιστος · πιστός mean in the Bible?

μή · γίνομαι · ἄπιστος · πιστός is a Greek phrase meaning "do not become unbelieving but believing".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3361, G1096, G571, G4103?

G3361, G1096, G571, G4103 is connected to 1,036 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. do not become unbelieving but believing

Strong's G3361, G1096, G571, G4103

Lexical occurrences 1,036 verses Word forms 3 forms 1,036 references

Source Gloss

do not become unbelieving but believing

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

This word appears as a noun across 3 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.

Form patterns 3 Aligned forms 1036

Matt 1:19 · Matt 1:20 · Matt 2:12 · Matt 3:9 · Matt 3:10 · Matt 5:13 · Matt 5:17 · Matt 5:18 · Matt 5:20 · Matt 5:26 · Matt 5:29 · Matt 5:30 · Matt 5:34 · Matt 5:39 · Matt 5:42 · Matt 6:1 945×

Matt 7:9 · Matt 7:10 · Matt 9:15 · Matt 11:23 · Mark 2:19 · Luke 5:34 · Luke 10:15 · Luke 17:9 · Luke 18:7 · Luke 22:35 · John 3:4 · John 4:12 · John 4:33 · John 6:67 · John 7:31 · John 7:35 57×

Matt 18:10 · Matt 24:4 · Mark 13:5 · Mark 13:36 · Luke 11:35 · Luke 21:8 · Acts 5:26 · Acts 13:40 · Acts 23:10 · Acts 27:17 · Acts 27:29 · Acts 27:42 · 1 Cor 8:9 · 1 Cor 9:27 · 1 Cor 10:12 · 2 Cor 2:7 34×

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 389 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

completed 174 ongoing 15 prospective 5 resultant 25 imperative 9 background 3 subjunctive 25 infinitive 29 participle 88 optative 16

Tense

aorist 296 present 45 perfect 37 future 6 imperfect 3 pluperfect 2

Voice

middle 336 active 39 passive 14

Mood

indicative 222 participle 88 infinitive 29 subjunctive 25 optative 16 imperative 9

NT Occurrences

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

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