What does ἀπιστέω (apistéō) mean in the Bible?
ἀπιστέω (apistéō): Disbelief or unfaithfulness toward God's word; sometimes overlaps with disobedience to divine command.
Greek · G569
ἀπιστέω
To disbelieve
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ἀπιστέω G569
Pronunciation apistéō
What does ἀπιστέω (apistéō) mean in the Bible?
ἀπιστέω (apistéō): Disbelief or unfaithfulness toward God's word; sometimes overlaps with disobedience to divine command.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G569?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [to those who] do not believe (1), did not have faith (1), does not believe (1), refused to believe (1), they did not believe (1).
Where does ἀπιστέω (apistéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 16:11. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (2), Mark (2), 1 Peter (1), 2 Timothy (1).
Are there verse guides for ἀπιστέω (apistéō)?
This entry includes 1 verse guide that explain exact original-language forms in context.
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 [to those who] do not believe 1× 1 Peter 2:7
did not have faith 1× Romans 3:3
does not believe 1× Mark 16:16
refused to believe 1× Acts 28:24
they did not believe 1× Luke 24:11
they did not believe [it] 1× Mark 16:11
we are faithless 1× 2 Timothy 2:13
were still in disbelief 1× Luke 24:41
Show sample aligned rows
Mark 16:11 ἠπίστησαν to they did not believe [it] Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Mark 16:16 ἀπιστήσας to does not believe Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Luke 24:11 ἠπίστουν to they did not believe Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Luke 24:41 ἀπιστούντων to were still in disbelief Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural Acts 28:24 ἠπίστουν to refused to believe Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Romans 3:3 ἠπίστησάν to did not have faith Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 2 Timothy 2:13 ἀπιστοῦμεν to we are faithless Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural 1 Peter 2:7 ἀπιστοῦσιν to [to those who] do not believe Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Mark 16:11
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 6
Mark 2 Luke 2 Acts 1 Romans 1 2 Timothy 1 1 Peter 1
Source forms
ἠπίστουν 2x ēpistoun Luke 24:11, Acts 28:24
ἀπιστήσας 1x apistēsas Mark 16:16
ἀπιστοῦμεν 1x apistoumen 2 Timothy 2:13
ἀπιστούντων 1x apistountōn Luke 24:41
ἀπιστοῦσιν 1x apistousin 1 Peter 2:7
ἠπίστησαν 1x ēpistēsan Mark 16:11
ἠπίστησάν 1x ēpistēsan Romans 3:3
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 2x Mark 16:11, Romans 3:3
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 2x Luke 24:11, Acts 28:24
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Mark 16:16
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural 1x 2 Timothy 2:13
Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Plural 1x 1 Peter 2:7
Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural 1x Luke 24:41
Key Verse and Form Guides
Verse-level guides showing how this original-language form works in its specific context, including grammar, verse function, and guarded interpretation.
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Disbelief or unfaithfulness toward God's word; sometimes overlaps with disobedience to divine command.
Source Gloss
to disbelieve
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
7 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 16:11 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἠπίστησαν. hpisthsan
I am unfaithful, I disbelieve
Read verse Mark 16:16 Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ἀπιστήσας apisthsav
I am unfaithful, I disbelieve
Read verse Luke 24:11 Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Active Indicative
ἠπίστουν hpistoun
I am unfaithful, I disbelieve
Read verse Luke 24:41 Verb Present Active Participle Genitive Plural Masculine
ἀπιστούντων apistountwn
I am unfaithful, I disbelieve
Read verse Acts 28:24 Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Active Indicative
ἠπίστουν. hpistoun
I am unfaithful, I disbelieve
Read verse hpisthsan
I am unfaithful, I disbelieve
Read verse 2 Timothy 2:13 Verb First Person Plural Present Active Indicative
ἀπιστοῦμεν, apistoumen
I am unfaithful, I disbelieve
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 mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 8 Tenses Aorist, Imperfect, Present Voices Active
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 5×
Imperfect Active Luke 24:11 · Acts 28:24 2×
Present Active 2 Tim 2:13 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 3×
Present Active Luke 24:41 · 1 Pet 2:7 2×
Aorist Active Mark 16:16 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 8 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 3 aorist 3 imperfect 2
Voice
active 8
Mood
indicative 5 participle 3
NT Occurrences
Mark 16:11 ἠπίστησαν aorist active indicative completed Mark 16:16 ἀπιστήσας aorist active participle participle Luke 24:11 ἠπίστουν imperfect active indicative background Luke 24:41 ἀπιστούντων present active participle participle Acts 28:24 ἠπίστουν imperfect active indicative background Romans 3:3 ἠπίστησάν aorist active indicative completed 2 Timothy 2:13 ἀπιστοῦμεν present active indicative ongoing 1 Peter 2:7 ἀπιστοῦσιν present active participle participle
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)
Word Origins
ἀπιστέω is built from this root:
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