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ápistos

unbelieving, unbeliever

Say it: AH-pis-tos (approximate)

ἄπιστος

What it means

One without faith (a- "not" plus pistis "faith"), an unbeliever, a person outside the faith. The word appears often in this letter for neighbors and spouses (6:6; 7:12-15; 10:27; 14:22-24).

Range of meaning

  • UnbelievingNot trusting in Christ.
  • OutsiderNot in the church.

In 1 Corinthians

  • Chapter 7

    "If any brother has an unbelieving wife" (7:12-15).

  • Chapter 14

    "An unbeliever or an ungifted man" (14:22-24).

Every verse (9)

Verses where G0571 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources