ἄπιστος

English (LSJ)

ον,    I Pass., not to be trusted, and so:    1 of persons and their acts, not trusty, faithless, ὑπερφίαλοι καὶ ἄ. Il.3.106; θεοῖσίν τ' ἐχθρὲ καὶ ἀνθρώποισιν ἄπιστε Thgn.601; ἄ. ὡς γυναικεῖον γένος E.IT1298; ἄ. ληίστορες Sammelb.4309.14 (iii B.C.); δολοπλοκίαι Thgn.226; ἄ. ποιεῖν τινά mistrusted, Hdt.8.22, cf. 9.98; τὰ ἑαυτοῦ πιστὰ ἀ. ποιεῖν X.An.2.4.7; ἄπιστος ἑταιρείας λιμήν S.Aj.683; θράσει ἀ. ἐπαιρόμενος by untrustworthy, groundless confidence, Th.1.120; shifty, unreliable, Pl.Lg.775d.    2 of reports and the like, incredible, dub. in Archil.74.5, cf. Pi.O.1.31, Hdt.3.80; τέρας A.Pr.832; ἄ. καὶ πέρα κλύειν Ar.Av.418; ἄ. ἐνόμιζον εἰ . . Ph.2.556; τὸ ἐλπίδων ἄ. undreamed of even in hope, S.Ph.868: Comp. -ότερος, λόγος Aeschin. 3.59: Sup., πίστις ἀπιστοτάτη And.1.67, cf. Pl.Ep.314b.    II Act., mistrustful, incredulous, suspicious, θυμὸς δέ τοι αἰὲν ἄ. Od.14.150; ὦτα . . ἀπιστότερα ὀφθαλμῶν less credulous, Hdt.1.8; ἄ. πρὸς Φίλιππον distrustful towards him, D.19.27; ἄ. εἶ . . σαυτῷ you do not believe what you say yourself, Pl.Ap.26e; ἤθη ἄ. Id.Lg.705a; τὸ ἄ., = ἀπιστία, Th.8.66; δούλοις πῶς οὐκ ἄπιστον; Gorg.Pal.11.    b in NT, unbelieving, 1 Ep.Cor.6.6, al.    2 disobedient, disloyal, S.Fr. 627: c. gen., A.Th.876; ἔχειν ἄπιστον . . ἀναρχίαν πόλει, i.e. ἀναρχίαν ἔχειν ἀπειθοῦσαν τῇ πόλει, ib.1035, cf. E.IT1476.    III Adv. ἀπίστως:    1 Pass., beyond belief, ἀ. ἐπὶ τὸ μυθῶδες ἐκνενικηκότα Th. 1.21; οὐκ ἀ. not incredibly, Arist.Rh.Al.1438a22,1438b2.    2 Act., distrustfully, suspiciously, Th.3.83; ἀ. τινὰ διαθεῖναι D.20.22.    b treacherously, Ph.1.516.