To disobey
ἀπειθέωStrong’s G0544apeitheō
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.”
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.
Explore in Scripture
- Acts 14:2But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil affected against the brethren.
- Acts 17:5But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.
- Acts 19:9But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus.
- Romans 2:8But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,
- Romans 10:21But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people.
- Romans 11:30For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief:
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.