ἀρνέομαι arneomai · G0720

to deny

ἀρνέομαι -οῦμαι, depon., ; [in LXX: Gen.18:15 (כָּחַשׁ pi.), Wis.12:27 16:16 17:10, 4Ma.8:7 4Mac 10:15 * ; ] ; 1. to deny, say no, opposite to είπεῖν: absol., Mat.26:70, Luk.8:45; before ἅτι, 1Jn.2:22; with inf., Heb.11:24 ; 2. In late Gk. (MM, see word), with accusative of person(s), to deny, refuse to acknowledge, disown: Act.3:14 7:35; Ἰησοῦν, Mat.10:33, 2Ti.2:12, 1Jn.2:22, Ju 4; ἑαυτόν, Luk.9:23, 2Ti.2:13 (prove false to) ; 3. C. accusative of thing(s) (in cl. to refuse), to deny, abjure: 1Ti.5:8, Tit.2:12, 2Ti.3:5 (cf. ἀπαρνέομαι) ; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἀρνέομαι, ; future -ήσομαι[] (ἀπ-), []aorist passive ἠρνήθην frequently in Attic dialect, []: also aorist middle ἠρνησάμην[]; rare in Trag. and Attic dialect, []: perfect ἤρνημαι[]:—deny, disown, τεὸν ἔπος ἀρνήσασθαι[]; ἀρνούμενοι ἔπαινοι negative praises, []; 2 refuse, τόξον.. δόμεναί τε καὶ ἀρνήσασθαι[]; ἀ. χρείαν decline, renounce a duty or office, []; ζωὰν ἀ., of a suicide, []; ἀ. ἀνθρώπους cast aside humanity, []; 3 absolutely, say No, decline, ὁ δ᾽ ἠρνεῖτο στεναχίζων[]; 4 in expressing …

Where it's used 33 times

Matthew 10:33 · Matthew 26:70 · Matthew 26:72 · Mark 14:68 · Mark 14:70 · Luke 8:45 · Luke 9:23 · Luke 12:9 · Luke 22:57 · John 1:20 · John 13:38 · John 18:25 · John 18:27 · Acts 3:13 · Acts 3:14 · Acts 4:16 · Acts 7:35 · 1 Timothy 5:8 · 2 Timothy 2:12 · 2 Timothy 2:13 · 2 Timothy 3:5 · Titus 1:16 · Titus 2:12 · Hebrews 11:24 · 2 Peter 2:1 · 1 John 2:22 · 1 John 2:23 · Jude 1:4 · Revelation 2:13 · Revelation 3:8 … and 3 more

Source: TBESG G0720; TFLSJ G0720

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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