to disbelieve

Greek Verb

ἀπιστέω, -ῶ (ἄπιστος), [in LXX: Wis.1:2 10:7 12:17 18:13, Sir.1:27, 2Ma.8:13 *;] 1) to disbelieve, be faithless: Mrk.16:11, 16, Luk.24:11, 41, Act.28:24, 1Pe.2:7; so prob. also Rom.3:3, 2Ti.2:13 (ICC, CGT, in ll; MM, see word). 2) = ἀπειθέω (Hdt; on this sense in Ro, 2Ti, ll. with, see Vaughan on Ro, l.with; Lft, Notes, 265; Thayer, see word). (AS)

to disbelieve

Greek Verb

ἀπιστ-έω, future passive ἀπιστηθήσομαι[Refs 5th c.BC+]:—to be ἄπιστος, and so: I) disbelieve, distrust, ἐγὼ τὸ μὲν οὔ ποτ᾽ ἀπίστεον[Refs 8th c.BC+] —passive, τὴν γνῶσιν τοῦ οἰκείου ἀπιστεῖσθαι was distrusted, i.e. no one could be sure of knowing, [Refs 5th c.BC+] —but mostly, I.2) with dative person, κρατέουσιν[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ.τινί τι disbelieve one in a thing, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἷς ἠπίστησαν ἔχειν. whom they suspected of having, [Refs 2nd c.BC+] I.3) c.infinitive, οὐδέν σ᾽ ἀπιστῶ καὶ δὶς οἰμῶξαι I nothing doubt that, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. μὴ γενέσθαι τι to doubt that it could be, [Refs 5th c.BC+] —passive, τὸ ἐπιτήδευμα ἀπιστεῖται μὴ δυνατὸν εἶναι it is not believed to be possible, [Refs] I.4) absolutely, to be incredulous, [NT+5th c.BC+] II) ={ἀπειθέω}, disobey, τινί[Refs 5th c.BC+]: absolutely, to be disobedient, τοῖς ἀπιστοῦσιν τάδε in these things, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἢν δ᾽ ἀπιστῶσι but if they refuse to comply, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.2) to be faithless, εἰ ἡμεῖς ἀπιστοῦμεν, ἐκεῖνος πιστὸς μένει [NT] II.3) νεκρὸς τὸν θάνατον ἀπιστούμενος belying death, [Refs 1st c.AD+] III) τὸ σῶμ᾽ οὐκ ἀπιστήσω χθονί, i.e. [Refs]will not hesitate to commit it, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

Greek

Verb

to be unbelieving, i.e. (transitively) disbelieve, or (by implication) disobey; believe not; from g571 (ἄπιστος)