What does ἀπειθής (apeithḗs) mean in the Bible?
ἀπειθής (apeithḗs) is a Greek word meaning "disobedient".
Greek · G545
ἀπειθής
Disobedient
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ἀπειθής G545
Pronunciation apeithḗs
What does ἀπειθής (apeithḗs) mean in the Bible?
ἀπειθής (apeithḗs) is a Greek word meaning "disobedient".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G545?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include disobedient (4), [the] disobedient (1), they disobey (1).
Where does ἀπειθής (apeithḗs) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 1:17. Its strongest book concentrations include Titus (2), 2 Timothy (1), Acts (1), Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It disobedient 4× Acts 26:19, 2 Timothy 3:2, Titus 1:16, Titus 3:3
[the] disobedient 1× Luke 1:17
they disobey 1× Romans 1:30
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 1:17 ἀπειθεῖς to [the] disobedient Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural Acts 26:19 ἀπειθὴς to disobedient Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular Romans 1:30 ἀπειθεῖς to they disobey Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural 2 Timothy 3:2 ἀπειθεῖς to disobedient Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural Titus 1:16 ἀπειθεῖς to disobedient Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural Titus 3:3 ἀπειθεῖς to disobedient Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 1:17
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 5
Luke 1 Acts 1 Romans 1 2 Timothy 1 Titus 2
Source forms
ἀπειθεῖς 5x apeitheis Luke 1:17, Romans 1:30, 2 Timothy 3:2, Titus 1:16
ἀπειθὴς 1x apeithēs Acts 26:19
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural 3x 2 Timothy 3:2, Titus 1:16, Titus 3:3
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural 2x Luke 1:17, Romans 1:30
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Acts 26:19
Evidence Summary
Greek word. disobedient
Strong's G545
Lexical occurrences 6 verses Greek text appearances 6 times Word forms 3 forms 6 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
disobedient
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
6 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 1:17 Adjective Accusative Plural Masculine
ἀπειθεῖς apeiqeiv
unbelieving, disobedient
Read verse Acts 26:19 Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
ἀπειθὴς apeiqhv
unbelieving, disobedient
Read verse Romans 1:30 Adjective Accusative Plural Masculine
ἀπειθεῖς, apeiqeiv
unbelieving, disobedient
Read verse 2 Timothy 3:2 Adjective Nominative Plural Masculine
ἀπειθεῖς, apeiqeiv
unbelieving, disobedient
Read verse Titus 1:16 Adjective Nominative Plural Masculine
ἀπειθεῖς apeiqeiv
unbelieving, disobedient
Read verse Titus 3:3 Adjective Nominative Plural Masculine
ἀπειθεῖς, apeiqeiv
unbelieving, disobedient
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
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 6 Case pattern Nominative (4) Number pattern Plural (5)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Plural · Masculine 2 Tim 3:2 · Titus 1:16 · Titus 3:3 3×
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Acts 26:19 1×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Luke 1:17 · Rom 1:30 2×
Word Origins
ἀπειθής is built from these roots:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain