apeitheō · disobey

What it means

apeitheō (ἀπειθέω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “disobey”.

Refuse to be persuaded.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. Not to obey God.
2. To be unwilling to trust.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• disobey ×4
• disobedient ×3
• disobeyed ×2
• refused to believe ×2
• those who disobeyed ×2
• disobeys ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• John×1
• Acts×2
• Romans×5
• Hebrews×2
• 1 Peter×4

• John 3:36

  Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; but whoever disobeys the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.

• Acts 14:2

  But the Jews who refused to believe stirred up and poisoned the souls of the nations against the brothers.

• Acts 19:9

  But when some were hardened and refused to believe, speaking evil of the Way before the multitude, he withdrew from them and separated the disciples, reasoning daily in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.

• Romans 2:8

  but to those who are of rivalry and disobey the truth but obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and fury.

• Romans 10:21

  But to Israel he says: All day long I have stretched out my hands to a disobedient and contrary people.

• Romans 11:30

  For just as you once disobeyed God, but now have received mercy because of their disobedience,

• Romans 11:31

  so they too have now been disobedient, so that, by the mercy shown to you, they also may now receive mercy.

• Romans 15:31

  that I may be delivered from the disobedient in Judea, and that my service for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints,

• Hebrews 3:18

  And to whom did he swear that they would not enter into his rest, if not to those who disobeyed?

• Hebrews 11:31

  By faith Rahab the prostitute did not perish along with those who disobeyed, because she had welcomed the spies in peace.

• 1 Peter 2:8

  and A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense. They stumble because they disobey the word, and to this they were also destined.

• 1 Peter 3:1

  Likewise, wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands, so that even if some disobey the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives,

• 1 Peter 3:20

  who had once disobeyed, when the patience of God was waiting in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were saved through water.

• 1 Peter 4:17

  For it is the time for judgment to begin with the house of God; and if it begins first with us, what will be the end of those who disobey the good news of God?