ἀπιστίᾳ
apistía
unbelief
Absence of trust or reliability; the state of not believing, lacking assurance, or being untrustworthy or disloyal. Primarily denotes the quality or condition of not having faith or trust in a person, statement, or promise; contextually, can indicate skepticism, lack of conviction, or failure to fulfill obligations due to mistrust or disloyalty.
Romans 11:20 · Word #3
Lexicon G570
| Lemma | ἀπιστία |
| Transliteration | apistía |
| Strong's | G570 |
| Definition | Absence of trust or reliability; the state of not believing, lacking assurance, or being untrustworthy or disloyal. Primarily denotes the quality or condition of not having faith or trust in a person, statement, or promise; contextually, can indicate skepticism, lack of conviction, or failure to fulfill obligations due to mistrust or disloyalty. |
Morphology N DAT F SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | DAT — Dative — Indirect object, means, or location |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | unbelief |
| Literal | unbelief-[DFS] |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἀπιστία |
| Strong's | G570 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G570-01
in unfaithfulness
| Morphological Notes | Noun, dative feminine singular (Gr,N,,,,,DFS); abstract noun formed with privative ἀ- plus πιστ- (faith, trust) and suffix -ία indicating a state or quality. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun denotes the state or quality of lacking trust or fidelity. The dative feminine singular is rendered with "in" to reflect the dative case, expressing a condition or sphere characterized by unfaithfulness. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
in unbelief
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Standardized from "unfaithfulness". |