- ἄπιστος
- ἄπιστος, ον (s. πιστός; Hom. et al.; LXX, Philo, Joseph., Just., Ath.; Mel., P. 16, 111).① unbelievable, incredible (Bacchylides 17, 117; X., Cyr. 3, 1, 26; Pla., Theag. 130; Herm. Wr. 9, 10; EpArist 296; Philo, Op. M. 114 al.; Jos., Ant. 6, 198; Just., D. 73, 5f et al; Ath. 30, 3) τί ἄπιστον κρίνεται παρʼ ὑμῖν; why does it seem incredible to you? Ac 26:8 (Jos., Ant. 18, 76 ἄπιστα αὐτὰ κρίνειν).② without faith, disbelieving, unbelieving (in relation to a divine activity as early as SIG 1168, 32 [c. 320 B.C.], a patient sneers in disbelief at healings recorded in a shrine of Asclepius and subsequently receives the sobriquet Ἄπιστος; Hymn to Demeter: PSI 1282, 42; Is 17:10; Pr 28:25 v.l.; Philo, Leg. All. 3, 164, Leg. ad Gai. 3; Just., D. 91, 3 al.; Ath. 24, 4; Mel, P. 16, 111) γενεά Mt 17:17; Mk 9:19; Lk 9:41; of Thomas J 20:27.—Esp. of gentiles οἱ ἄ. 1 Cor 6:6; 7:15; 10:27; 14:22; 2 Cl 17:5; Dg 11:2; MPol 16:1; IMg 5:2; Papias (11:2); condemned at the Last Judgment Lk 12:46 (cp. Paroem. Gr.: Zenob. [II A.D.] 2, 6 p. 33, 4f: αἱ ἀμυήτων ψυχαί are tormented in Hades); w. ἰδιώτης 1 Cor 14:23f; ἄ. γυνή 7:12, 14; ἀνήρ vs. 13f (s. JKöhne, Die Ehen zw. Christen u. Heiden in d. ersten christl. Jahrhunderten ’31). W. the connotation of evil-doing 2 Cor 6:14f; 1 Ti 5:8; w. μεμιαμμένοι Tit 1:15; cp. Rv 21:8.—Of teachers of error ITr 10; ISm 2; 5:3.—ἐν οἷς ὁ θεὸς τ. αἰῶνος τούτου ἐτύφλωσεν τὰ νοήματα τῶν ἀ. in their case, the god of this age has blinded their unbelieving minds 2 Cor 4:4.—DELG s.v. πείθομαι. M-M. TW.
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