Lexicon apeithés: disobedient Original Word: ἀπειθής, έςPart of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: apeithés Phonetic Spelling: (ap-i-thace') Short Definition: unbelieving, disobedient Definition: unbelieving, disobedient, who will not be persuaded. HELPS word-Studies Cognate: 545 apeithḗs (an adjective) – literally, unwilling to be persuaded (by God) which shows itself in outward disobedience (outward spiritual rebellion); disobedient because unpersuaded. 545 /apeithḗs ("unpersuaded") begins with the decision to reject what God prefers, with His offer to persuade about His preferred-will (cf. 2307 /thélēma). See 543 (apeitheia). [Note the root, 3982 /peíthō ("persuade").] NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom alpha (as a neg. prefix) and peithóDefinitiondisobedient NASB Translationdisobedience (1), disobedient (6).
Strong's disobedient. From a (as a negative particle) and peitho; unpersuadable, i.e. Contumacious -- disobedient. see GREEK a see GREEK peitho |
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