ἀπιστία
apistia
unbelief
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word ἀπιστία (apistia) is defined as unbelief. This term appears 11 times in the Bible, indicating its significance in the narrative. Unbelief encompasses a lack of faith, trust, or confidence in a particular idea, person, or event. The range of usage for ἀπιστία suggests that it can be applied to various contexts, including disbelief in God, divine miracles, or divine messages. This concept is not limited to personal faith but can also refer to collective unbelief, as seen in the actions of a group or community. The frequency and context of ἀπιστία in the Bible highlight its importance in the narrative, often serving as a contrast to faith and trust. This dichotomy underscores the significance of unbelief as a concept that can have far-reaching consequences, both for individuals and communities.
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Occurrences in Scripture
11 total occurrences across the text
He didn’t do many mighty works there because of their unbelief.
Mark 6:6He marveled because of their unbelief. He went around the villages teaching.
Mark 9:24Immediately the father of the child cried out with tears, “I believe. Help my unbelief!”
Mark 16:14Afterward he was revealed to the eleven themselves as they sat at the table, and he rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they didn’t believe those who had seen him after he had risen.
Romans 3:3For what if some were without faith? Will their lack of faith nullify the faithfulness of God?
Romans 4:20Yet, looking to the promise of God, he didn’t waver through unbelief, but grew strong through faith, giving glory to God,
Romans 11:20True; by their unbelief they were broken off, and you stand by your faith. Don’t be conceited, but fear;
Romans 11:23They also, if they don’t continue in their unbelief, will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again.
1 Timothy 1:13although I used to be a blasphemer, a persecutor, and insolent. However, I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
Hebrews 3:12Beware, brothers, lest perhaps there might be in any one of you an evil heart of unbelief, in falling away from the living God;
Hebrews 3:19We see that they weren’t able to enter in because of unbelief.