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Strong's G544 ἀπειθέω (apeitheo)

Apeitheo means “not believe” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H544 — omen (“truth”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G544
Language Greek
Linked Usages 63
Books 23

Strong's G544 Quick Answer

Strong's G544 ἀπειθέω (apeitheo) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. apeitheo (ap-ei-theh'-o) v. 1. to disbelieve (wilfully and perversely) [from G545] It has 63 linked Bible usages across 23 books. Visible English usage signals include obey, disobedient, believe, and unbelieving. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
apeitheo (ap-ei-theh'-o) v. 1. to disbelieve (wilfully and perversely) [from G545]
Usage
63 linked usages
Books
23 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
obey, disobedient, believe, and unbelieving

Meaning and Definition

apeitheo (ap-ei-theh'-o) v. 1. to disbelieve (wilfully and perversely) [from G545] KJV: not believe, disobedient, obey not, unbelieving Root(s): G545

Original Word
ἀπειθέω
Transliteration
apeitheo
Derivation
Root: ἀπειθής R1: 545
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G544. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to disobey

Usage: ἀπειθέω, -ῶ (ἀπειθής), [in LXX for מָרָה, סָרַר, etc. ;] as in cl. (MM, VGT, see word); to disobey, be disobedient: absol., Act.14:2 19:9, Rom.10:21 11:31 15:31, Heb.3:18 11:31, 1Pe.3:20; with dative, Jhn.3:36, Rom.2:8 11:30, 1Pe.2:8 3:1 4:17 (Cremer, 475).† (AS)

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How Strong's G544 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render apeitheo, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

disobedient Romans 10:21 obey Romans 2:8 believe Romans 15:31 unbelieving Acts 14:2

How Strong's G544 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 33 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G544 (ἀπειθέω) appears 48 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G544 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G544 in the New Testament

16 indexed usages in New Testament.

John 3:36 KJV

He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

Acts 14:2 KJV

But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil affected against the brethren.

Acts 17:5 KJV

But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.

Strong's G544 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

33 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Exodus 23:21 Septuagint / Brenton

Take heed to thyself and hearken to him, and disobey him not; for he will not give way to thee, for my name is on him.

Leviticus 26:15 Septuagint / Brenton

but disobey them, and your soul should loathe my judgments, so that ye should not keep all my commands, so as to break my covenant,

Numbers 11:20 Septuagint / Brenton

ye shall eat for a full month, until the flesh come out at your nostrils; and it shall be nausea to you, because ye disobeyed the Lord, who is among you, and wept before him, saying, What had we to do to come out of Egypt?

Strong's G544 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

14 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Judith 2:6 Septuagint / Brenton

And thou shalt go against all the west country, because they disobeyed my commandment:

Judith 2:11 Septuagint / Brenton

But concerning them that rebel, let not thine eye spare them; but put them to the slaughter, and spoil them wheresoever thou goest.

4 Maccabees 8:6 Septuagint / Brenton

Put confidence in me, then, and you shall receive places of authority in my government, if you forsake your national ordinance,

Usage Excerpts

First 63 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G544.

Exodus 23:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Take heed to thyself and hearken to him, and disobey him not; for he will not give way to thee, for my name is on him.
Leviticus 26:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
but disobey them, and your soul should loathe my judgments, so that ye should not keep all my commands, so as to break my covenant,
Numbers 11:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
ye shall eat for a full month, until the flesh come out at your nostrils; and it shall be nausea to you, because ye disobeyed the Lord, who is among you, and wept before him, saying, What had we to do to come out of Egypt?
Numbers 14:43 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For Amalek and the Canaanite are there before you, and ye shall fall by the sword; because ye have disobeyed the Lord and turned aside, and the Lord will not be among you.
Deuteronomy 1:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Yet ye would not go up, but rebelled against the words of the Lord our God.
Deuteronomy 9:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Remember, forget not, how much thou provokedst the Lord thy God in the wilderness: from the day that ye came forth out of Egypt, even till ye came into this place, ye continued to be disobedient toward the Lord.
Deuteronomy 9:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And when the Lord sent you forth from Kadesh-barnea, saying, Go up and inherit the land which I give to you, then ye disobeyed the word of the Lord your God, and believed him not, and hearkened not to his voice.
Deuteronomy 9:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Ye were disobedient in the things relating to the Lord from the day in which he became known to you.
Deuteronomy 21:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and they shall say to the men of their city, This our son is disobedient and contentious, he hearkens not to our voice, he is a reveler and a drunkard.
Deuteronomy 32:51 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Because ye disobeyed my word among the children of Israel, at the waters of strife of Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin; because ye sanctified me not among the sons of Israel.
Joshua 1:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And whosoever shall disobey thee, and whosoever shall not hearken to thy words as thou shalt command him, let him die; but be thou strong and courageous.
Joshua 5:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Wherefore most of the fighting men that came out of the land of Egypt, were uncircumcised, who disobeyed the commands of God; concerning whom also he determined that they should not see the land, which the Lord swore to give to their fathers, even a land flowing with milk and honey.
4 Kingdoms 5:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Elisha said, As the Lord lives, before whom I stand, I will not take one. And he pressed him to take one: but he would not.
Nehemiah 9:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law: yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, but sinned against thy judgments, (which if a man do, he shall live in them;) and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear.
Psalms 67:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou art gone up on high, thou hast led captivity captive, Thou hast received gifts for man, Yea, for they were rebellious, that thou mightest dwell among them.
Proverbs 1:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But ye set at nought my counsels, And disregarded my reproofs;
Proverbs 24:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
My son, fear God and the king; And do not disobey either of them.
Isaiah 1:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thy princes are rebellious, companions of thieves, loving bribes, seeking after rewards; not pleading for orphans, and not heeding the cause of widows.
Isaiah 1:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will bring my hand upon thee, and purge thee completely, and I will destroy the rebellious, and will take away from thee all transgressors.
Isaiah 3:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judea has fallen, and their tongues have spoken with iniquity, disobedient as they are toward the Lord.
Isaiah 8:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thus saith the Lord, With a strong hand they revolt from the course of the way of this people, saying,
Isaiah 30:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Therefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel, Because ye have refused to obey these words, and have trusted in falsehood; and because thou hast murmured, and been confident in this respect:
Isaiah 33:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Lord, have mercy upon us; for we have trusted in thee: the seed of the rebellious is gone to destruction, but our deliverance was in a time of affliction.
Isaiah 36:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Is war carried on with counsel and mere words of the lips? and now on whom dost thou trust, that thou rebellest against me?
Isaiah 50:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and the instruction of the Lord, even the Lord, opens mine ears, and I do not disobey, nor dispute.
Isaiah 59:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
We have sinned, and dealt falsely, and revolted from our God: we have spoken unrighteous words, and have been disobedient; we have conceived and uttered from our heart unrighteous words.
Isaiah 63:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But they disobeyed, and provoked his Holy Spirit: so he turned to be an enemy, he himself contended against them.
Isaiah 65:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I have stretched forth my hands all day to a disobedient and gainsaying people, to them that walked in a way that was not good, but after their sins.
Isaiah 66:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And ye shall see, and your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall thrive like grass: and the hand of the Lord shall be known to them that fear him, and he shall threaten the disobedient.
Jeremiah 13:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thus is thy lot, and the reward of your disobedience to me, saith the Lord; as thou didst forget me, and trust in lies,
Ezekiel 3:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But when I speak to thee, I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt say to them, Thus saith the Lord, He that hears, let him hear; and he that is disobedient, let him be disobedient: because it is a provoking house.
Hosea 9:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
All their wickedness is in Gilgal: for there I hated them: because of the wickedness of their practices, I will cast them out of my house, I will not love them anymore: all their princes are disobedient.
Zechariah 7:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But they refused to attend, and madly turned their back, and made their ears heavy, so that they should not hear.
John 3:36 New Testament, KJV
He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
Acts 14:2 New Testament, KJV
But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil affected against the brethren.
Acts 17:5 New Testament, KJV
But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.
Acts 19:9 New Testament, KJV
But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus.
Romans 2:8 New Testament, KJV
But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,
Romans 10:21 New Testament, KJV
But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people.
Romans 11:30 New Testament, KJV
For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief:
Romans 11:31 New Testament, KJV
Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy.
Romans 15:31 New Testament, KJV
That I may be delivered from them that do not believe in Judaea; and that my service which I have for Jerusalem may be accepted of the saints;
Hebrews 3:18 New Testament, KJV
And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not?
Hebrews 11:31 New Testament, KJV
By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.
1 Peter 2:7 New Testament, KJV
Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,
1 Peter 2:8 New Testament, KJV
And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.
1 Peter 3:1 New Testament, KJV
Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;
1 Peter 3:20 New Testament, KJV
Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.
1 Peter 4:17 New Testament, KJV
For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?
Judith 2:6 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt go against all the west country, because they disobeyed my commandment:
Judith 2:11 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
But concerning them that rebel, let not thine eye spare them; but put them to the slaughter, and spoil them wheresoever thou goest.
4 Maccabees 8:6 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Put confidence in me, then, and you shall receive places of authority in my government, if you forsake your national ordinance,
4 Maccabees 8:11 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Thus speaking, he ordered the instruments of torture to be brought forward, that very fear might prevail upon them to eat unclean meat.
4 Maccabees 8:21 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And Divine Justice will pardon us if we fear the king through necessity.
4 Maccabees 9:10 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
When they had thus spoken, the tyrant was not only exasperated against them as being refractory, but enraged with them as being ungrateful.
Wisdom of Sirach 1:28 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And come not unto him with a double heart.
Wisdom of Sirach 2:15 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
They that fear the Lord will not disobey his word; And they that love him will keep his ways.
Wisdom of Sirach 16:28 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
None of them hindereth another, And they shall never disobey his word.
Wisdom of Sirach 23:23 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For first, she hath disobeyed the law of the most High; And secondly, she hath trespassed against her own husband; And thirdly, she hath played the whore in adultery, And brought children by another man.
Wisdom of Sirach 30:12 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Beat his sides while he is still young, Lest becoming stubborn, he disobey thee.
Wisdom of Sirach 41:2 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
O death, acceptable is thy sentence unto the needy, And unto him whose strength faileth, that is now in the last age, And is vexed with all things, And to him that despaireth, and hath lost patience!
Baruch 1:18 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
and disobeyed him, and have not hearkened unto the voice of the Lord our God, to walk in the commandments that he gave us openly:
Baruch 1:19 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
since the day that the Lord brought our forefathers out of the land of Egypt, unto this present day, we have been disobedient unto the Lord our God, and we have been negligent in not hearing his voice.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G544, grouped by book.

Exodus 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Leviticus 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 6 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joshua 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nehemiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 12 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
John 1 usage, New Testament
Acts 3 usages, New Testament
Romans 5 usages, New Testament
Hebrews 2 usages, New Testament
1 Peter 5 usages, New Testament
Judith 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
4 Maccabees 4 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 6 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Baruch 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G544 FAQ

What does apeitheo (ἀπειθέω) mean?

Apeitheo (Strong's G544) is a Greek word most simply glossed "not believe". apeitheo (ap-ei-theh'-o) v. 1. to disbelieve (wilfully and perversely) [from G545]

How many times is apeitheo (ἀπειθέω) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 63 linked usages for Strong's G544 across 23 books.

Where can I study apeitheo (ἀπειθέω) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G544 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate apeitheo (ἀπειθέω)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as obey, disobedient, believe, and unbelieving. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G544 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 33 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 14 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G544, with linked reader references where each row is available.