unbelieving

Greek Adjective

ἄ-πιστος, -ον (ἀ- neg, πιστός) [in LXX: Pro.17:6 28:25, Isa.17:10 *;] (a) of things, incredible: Act.26:8; (b) of persons, without faith or trust, unbelieving: Mat.17:17, Mrk.9:19, Luk.9:41 12:46, Jhn.20:27, Tit.1:15, Rev.21:8; specif, of unbelievers as opposite to Christians: 1Co.6:6 7:12-15 10:27 14:22-24, 2Co.4:4 6:14-15, 1Ti.5:8 (cf. Lft, Notes, 265; Cremer, 491). (AS)

unbelieving

Greek Adjective

ἄπιστος, ον, I) passive, not to be trusted, and so: I.1) of persons and their acts, not trusty, faithless, ὑπερφίαλοι καὶ ἄ.[Refs 8th c.BC+]; δολοπλοκίαι[Refs 6th c.BC+]mistrusted, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; θράσει ἀ. ἐπαιρόμενος by untrustworthy, groundless confidence, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; shifty, unreliable, [Refs 5th c.BC+] I.2) of reports and the like, incredible, uncertain in [Refs 7th c.BC+]; τὸ ἐλπίδων ἄ. undreamed of even in hope, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: comparative -ότερος, λόγος[Refs 4th c.BC+]: superlative, πίστις ἀπιστοτάτη[Refs 5th c.BC+] II) active, mistrustful, incredulous, suspicious, θυμὸς δέ τοι αἰὲν ἄ.[Refs 8th c.BC+]less credulous, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἄ. πρὸς Φίλιππον distrustful towards him, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἄ. εἶ. σαυτῷ you do not believe what you say yourself, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ ἄ, ={ἀπιστία}, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.b) in NT, unbelieving, [NT] II.2) disobedient, disloyal, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἔχειν ἄπιστον. ἀναρχίαν πόλει, i.e. ἀναρχίαν ἔχειν ἀπειθοῦσαν τῇ πόλει,[Refs 5th c.BC+] III) adverb ἀπίστως: III.1) passive, beyond belief, ἀ. ἐπὶ τὸ μυθῶδες ἐκνενικηκότα[Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐκ ἀ. not incredibly, [Refs 4th c.BC+] III.2) active, distrustfully, suspiciously, [Refs 5th c.BC+] III.2.b) treacherously, [Refs 1st c.AD+]

Greek

Adjective

(actively) disbelieving, i.e. without Christian faith (specially, a heathen); (passively) untrustworthy (person), or incredible (thing); that believeth not, faithless, incredible thing, infidel, unbeliever(-ing); from g1 (Α) (as a negative particle) and g4103 (πιστός);