What does ἄπιστος · πιστός mean in the Bible?
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Greek · G571, G4103
ἄπιστος...πιστός
Unbelieving · objectively, trustworthy; subjectively, trustful
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ἄπιστοςG571unbelieving
Pronunciationápistos
Designates non-Christians lacking saving faith, contrasted sharply with believers in Paul's missionary context.
Open lexicon entry →πιστόςG4103objectively, trustworthy; subjectively, trustful
Pronunciationpistós
Dual nature: passive sense means trustworthy/reliable; active sense means believing/faithful in trust.
Open lexicon entry →What does ἄπιστος...πιστός (apistos...pistos) mean in the Bible?
ἄπιστος · πιστός is a Greek phrase meaning "Unbelieving/believing; Jesus’ corrective call to Thomas.".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G571, G4103?
G571, G4103 is connected to 23 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. Unbelieving/believing; Jesus’ corrective call to Thomas.
Source Gloss
Unbelieving/believing; Jesus’ corrective call to Thomas.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 10 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 patterns10Aligned forms23Case patternNominative (7)Number patternSingular (13)
Nominative · Singular · MasculineJohn 20:27 · 1 Cor 7:14 · 1 Cor 7:15 · 1 Cor 14:244×
Nominative · Singular · NeuterActs 26:81×
Nominative · Singular · Feminine1 Cor 7:141×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine1 Cor 14:231×
Genitive · Plural · MasculineLuke 12:46 · 1 Cor 6:6 · 1 Cor 10:27 · 2 Cor 4:44×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine2 Cor 6:15 · 1 Tim 5:82×
Dative · Plural · Masculine1 Cor 14:22 · 2 Cor 6:14 · Titus 1:15 · Rev 21:85×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine1 Cor 7:121×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine1 Cor 7:131×
Vocative · Singular · FeminineMatt 17:17 · Mark 9:19 · Luke 9:413×
Word Origins
ἄπιστος...πιστός is built from these roots: