ἠπείθουν
apeithéō
disobeyed
to refuse to be persuaded, to be uncompliant or disobedient; the primary sense is to resist conviction or persuasion, often in reference to hearing and rejecting instruction or authority. In a broader sense, can denote willful refusal to be convinced by a message, order, or command.
Acts 19:9 · Word #6
Lexicon G544
| Lemma | ἀπειθέω |
| Transliteration | apeithéō |
| Strong's | G544 |
| Definition | to refuse to be persuaded, to be uncompliant or disobedient; the primary sense is to resist conviction or persuasion, often in reference to hearing and rejecting instruction or authority. In a broader sense, can denote willful refusal to be convinced by a message, order, or command. |
Morphology V IMPF ACT IND 3P PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state of being |
| Tense | IMPF — Imperfect — Continuous or repeated past action |
| Voice | ACT — Active — The subject performs the action |
| Mood | IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality |
| Person | 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they") |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Common Translation
| Phrase | disobeyed |
| Literal | were-disobeying |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἀπειθέω |
| Strong's | G544 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G544-11
they were refusing persuasion
| Morphological Notes | Verb; imperfect tense (past ongoing), active voice, indicative mood, third person plural. |
| Rendering Rationale | The imperfect active indicative, third person plural, conveys ongoing past action: "they were refusing." The rendering preserves the root sense of being unpersuaded or resisting conviction rather than merely "disobeying." |
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