ἀπειθοῦντες

apeithountes

disobedient

from ἀπειθής; to disbelieve (wilfully and perversely):--not believe, disobedient, obey not, unbelieving.

G544

1 Peter 2:8 · Word #11

Lexicon G544

Lemmaἀπειθέω
Transliterationapeithéō
Strong'sG544
In-contextdisobedient
Literaldisobeying

Morphology V PRS ACT PTCP NOM M PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense PRS — Present — Ongoing or repeated action
Voice ACT — Active — The subject performs the action
Mood PTCP — Participle — A verbal adjective
Case NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Lexical Info

Lemmaἀπειθέω
Strong'sG544

SIBI-P1 G544-05

the ones refusing-to-be-persuaded (masculine plural)

Morphological NotesGr,V,PPA,NMP = Verb, Present, Active, Participle, Nominative, Masculine, Plural. The present tense conveys ongoing or characteristic action; active voice; functioning substantivally as a nominative plural participle.
Rendering RationaleThe verb ἀπειθέω derives from πείθω (to persuade) with a privative prefix, conveying the sense of refusing persuasion or remaining unpersuaded. The present active participle nominative masculine plural is reflected by "the ones refusing-to-be-persuaded," expressing ongoing action and identifying a group of men characterized by this stance.

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Words from Root ἀπειθέω (to refuse persuasion, to be unpersuaded, to disobey, to refuse compliance)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G544-01 apeithesantes the men having-refused-to-be-persuaded
G544-02 apeithesasin to the continually-disobeying ones
G544-03 apeithon the one who is refusing-to-be-persuaded

Word Usage (14 occurrences of G544)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
John 3:36 ἀπειθῶν apeithon disobeying
Acts 14:2 ἀπειθήσαντες apeithesantes who disbelieved
Acts 19:9 ἠπείθουν epeithoun disobeyed