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To disobey

ἀπειθέωStrong’s G0544

apeitheō

Appears in 15 verses of the New Testament

In short

Apeitheō is the Greek word usually translated “disobeying”, “having disobeyed” and “were disobedient”. It appears in 15 verses of the New Testament.

“He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.”
John 3:36 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “disobeying”, “having disobeyed” and “were disobedient”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • disobeying 4
  • having disobeyed 3
  • were disobedient 2
  • not obeying 1
  • disobedient 1
  • they were disbelieving 1
  • refusing to be persuaded 1
  • being disobedient 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Romans 5
  • 1 Peter 4
  • Acts 3
  • Hebrews 2
  • John 1

5 books in all.

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Greek dictionary

ἀπειθέω apeitheō · to disobey

ἀπειθέω, -ῶ (ἀπειθής), [in LXX for מָרָה, סָרַר, etc. ;] as in cl. (MM, VGT, see word); to disobey, be disobedient: absol., Act.14:2 19:9, Rom.10:21 11:31 15:31, Heb.3:18 11:31, 1Pe.3:20; with dative, Jhn.3:36, Rom.2:8 11:30, 1Pe.2:8 3:1 4:17 (Cremer, 475).† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “disobey” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

DISOBEY, verb transitive

[dis and obey.]

To neglect or refuse to obey; to omit or refuse to do what is commanded, or to do what is forbid; to transgress or violate an order or injunction. Refractory children disobey their parents; men disobey their maker and the laws; and we all disobey the precepts of the gospel. [The word is applicable both to the command and to the person commanding.]

    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.