Strong G720ἀρνέομαι
to deny
- Transliteration
- arneomai
- Pronunciation
- ar-neh'-om-ahee
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
Detailed definition
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)
[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)
In the Bible
Strong G720 appears in 28 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- deny23
- denieth3
- hast2
- refuse2
- will1
First verses
- Matthew 10:33But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.
- Matthew 26:70But he denied before them all, saying, I know not what thou sayest.
- Matthew 26:72And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man.
- Mark 14:68But he denied, saying, I know not, neither understand I what thou sayest. And he went out into the porch; and the cock crew.
- Mark 14:70And he denied it again. And a little after, they that stood by said again to Peter, Surely thou art one of them: for thou art a Galilean, and thy speech agreeth thereto.
- Luke 8:45And Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied, Peter and they that were with him said, Master, the multitude throng thee and press thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?
- Luke 12:9But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.
- Luke 22:57And he denied him, saying, Woman, I know him not.
- John 1:20And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.
- John 18:25And Simon Peter stood and warmed himself. They said therefore unto him, Art not thou also one of his disciples? He denied it, and said, I am not.
- John 18:27Peter then denied again: and immediately the cock crew.
- Acts 3:13The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go.
- Acts 3:14But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;
- Acts 4:16Saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been done by them is manifest to all them that dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it.
- Acts 7:35This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush.
- 1 Timothy 5:8But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.
- 2 Timothy 2:12If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us:
- 2 Timothy 2:13If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.
- 2 Timothy 3:5Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
- Titus 1:16They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.
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Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
ἀρνέομαι,
future -ήσομαι[Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 268, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ecclesiazusae” 365; also ἀρνηθήσομαι 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 527)] (ἀπ-), [NT (NT.Luke.12.9:)]aorist passive ἠρνήθην frequently in Attic dialect, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 6.60, etc.)]: also aorist middle ἠρνησάμην[Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus (see. below), 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.1)]; rare in Trag. and Attic dialect, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Ion” 1026, 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 2.69, 3.324)]: perfect ἤρνημαι[Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 28.24)]:—deny, disown, τεὸν ἔπος ἀρνήσασθαι[Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 14.212, 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 8.358, etc.; ἀ. ἀμφὶ βόεσσιν “hymnus ad Mercurium” 390; ἀ. ἃ εἶπον 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hecuba” 303: _absolutely_, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.174)]; ἀρνούμενοι ἔπαινοι negative praises, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.58a.)]
2 refuse, τόξον.. δόμεναί τε καὶ ἀρνήσασθαι[Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 21.345, compare 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Opera et Dies” 408, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.1; ἀ. γάμον 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 1.249)]; ἀ. χρείαν decline, renounce a duty or office, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.282; διαθήκην [prev. author] 36.34; κληρονομίαν “PFlor.” 61.49 (1st c.AD))]; ζωὰν ἀ., of a suicide, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“Anthologia Graeca” 7.473 (3rd-2nd c.BC: Aristodicus Epigrammaticus); δυνάμει τὸν βίον ἀ. 2nd c.AD: Sextus Empiricus Philosophus “adversus Mathematicos” 11.163)]; ἀ. ἀνθρώπους cast aside humanity, [Refs 4th c.AD+ (4th c.AD: Himerius Sophista “Orationes” 2.10.)]
3 absolutely, say No, decline, ὁ δ᾽ ἠρνεῖτο στεναχίζων[Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 19.304; αὐτὰρ ὅ γ᾽ ἠρνεῖτο στερεῶς 23.42, etc.)]
4 in expressing denial, with infinitive, either without μή, deny that.., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Eumenides” 611, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Aulidensis” 966)]; or with μή, say that.. not.., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 572, 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 3.3.7, etc.)]; οὐδ᾽ αὐτὸς ἀρνεῖται μὴ οὐ.. [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd-3rd c.AD: Dio Cassius Historicus 50.22)]; also οὐκ ἂν ἀρνοίμην τὸ δρᾶν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 118)]; ἀ. ὅτι οὐ.., ὡς οὐ.., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Respublica Atheniensium” 2.17, 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 4.1, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 9.54.)]
5 in expressing refusal, with infinitive, ἀ. εἶναι χρηστούς[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.13)]: poetry also with participle, οὐ γὰρ εὐτυχῶν ἀρνήσομαι[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 1158, compare “Or.” 1582.)]
future -ήσομαι[Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 268, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ecclesiazusae” 365; also ἀρνηθήσομαι 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 527)] (ἀπ-), [NT (NT.Luke.12.9:)]aorist passive ἠρνήθην frequently in Attic dialect, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 6.60, etc.)]: also aorist middle ἠρνησάμην[Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus (see. below), 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.1)]; rare in Trag. and Attic dialect, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Ion” 1026, 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 2.69, 3.324)]: perfect ἤρνημαι[Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 28.24)]:—deny, disown, τεὸν ἔπος ἀρνήσασθαι[Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 14.212, 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 8.358, etc.; ἀ. ἀμφὶ βόεσσιν “hymnus ad Mercurium” 390; ἀ. ἃ εἶπον 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hecuba” 303: _absolutely_, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.174)]; ἀρνούμενοι ἔπαινοι negative praises, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.58a.)]
2 refuse, τόξον.. δόμεναί τε καὶ ἀρνήσασθαι[Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 21.345, compare 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Opera et Dies” 408, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.1; ἀ. γάμον 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 1.249)]; ἀ. χρείαν decline, renounce a duty or office, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.282; διαθήκην [prev. author] 36.34; κληρονομίαν “PFlor.” 61.49 (1st c.AD))]; ζωὰν ἀ., of a suicide, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“Anthologia Graeca” 7.473 (3rd-2nd c.BC: Aristodicus Epigrammaticus); δυνάμει τὸν βίον ἀ. 2nd c.AD: Sextus Empiricus Philosophus “adversus Mathematicos” 11.163)]; ἀ. ἀνθρώπους cast aside humanity, [Refs 4th c.AD+ (4th c.AD: Himerius Sophista “Orationes” 2.10.)]
3 absolutely, say No, decline, ὁ δ᾽ ἠρνεῖτο στεναχίζων[Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 19.304; αὐτὰρ ὅ γ᾽ ἠρνεῖτο στερεῶς 23.42, etc.)]
4 in expressing denial, with infinitive, either without μή, deny that.., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Eumenides” 611, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Aulidensis” 966)]; or with μή, say that.. not.., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 572, 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 3.3.7, etc.)]; οὐδ᾽ αὐτὸς ἀρνεῖται μὴ οὐ.. [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd-3rd c.AD: Dio Cassius Historicus 50.22)]; also οὐκ ἂν ἀρνοίμην τὸ δρᾶν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 118)]; ἀ. ὅτι οὐ.., ὡς οὐ.., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Respublica Atheniensium” 2.17, 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 4.1, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 9.54.)]
5 in expressing refusal, with infinitive, ἀ. εἶναι χρηστούς[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.13)]: poetry also with participle, οὐ γὰρ εὐτυχῶν ἀρνήσομαι[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 1158, compare “Or.” 1582.)]