Disobedience
ἀπείθειαStrong’s G0543apeitheia
Appears in 7 verses of the New Testament
In short
Apeitheia is the Greek word usually translated “disobedience”. It appears in 7 verses of the New Testament.
“For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief:”
Meaning
Usually translated “disobedience”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- of disobedience 4
- disobedience 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Romans 2
- Ephesians 2
- Hebrews 2
- Colossians 1
4 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Romans 11:32For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.
- Ephesians 2:2Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:
- Ephesians 5:6Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.
- Colossians 3:6For which things’ sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:
- Hebrews 4:6Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief:
- Hebrews 4:11Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.
Greek dictionary
ἀπείθεια apeitheia · disobedience
ἀπείθεια (WH, -θία, exc. Heb.11:1-40. with), -ας, ἡ (ἀπειθής), [in LXX 4Ma.8:9 4Mac 8:18 4Mac 12:4 * ;] disobedience (MM, VGT, see word): Rom.11:30, 32, Heb.4:6, 11; υἱοὶ τῆς ἀ. (genitive of definition, see M, Pr., 73 f.), Eph.2:2 5:6, Col.3:6 (T, WH R, mg., omit).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “disobedience” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
DISOBEDIENCE, noun
[dis and obedience.]
- Neglect or refusal to obey; violation of a command or prohibition; the omission of that which is commanded to be done, or the doing of that which is forbid; breach of duty prescribed by authority.“By one mans disobedience many were made sinners” Romans 5:19
- Non-compliance.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.