Strong's Lexicon
G720 — ἀρνέομαι
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G720 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἀρνέομαι |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | perhaps from G1 (as a negative particle) and the middle voice of G4483 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 33 |
| Transliteration: | arneomai |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ar-neh'-om-ai |
| Meaning: | 1. to contradict (by saying) 2. (concretely) to deny 3. (by implication) to disavow, reject, renounce, or disown |
| KJV Renderings: | deny, refuse |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Ἀρνει, ὁ, indeclinable proper name of one of the ancestors of Jesus: Luk 3:33 T WH Tr marginal reading
STRONGS NT 720: ἀρνέομαιἀρνέομαι, ἀρνοῦμαι; future ἀρνήσομαι; imperfect ἠρνουμην; 1 aorist ἠρνησαμην (rare in Attic, where generally ἠρνήθην, cf. Matth. i., p. 538 (better, Veitch, under the word)); perfect ή᾿ρνημαι; a deponent verb ((from Homer down)) signifying
1. to deny, i. e. εἰπεῖν ... οὐκ (to say ... not, contradict): Mar 14:70; Mat 26:70; Joh 1:20; Joh 18:25; Joh 18:27; Luk 8:45; Act 4:16; followed by ὅτι οὐ instead of simple ὅτι, in order to make the negation more strong and explicit: Mat 26:72; 1Jn 2:22; (on the same use in Greek writings cf. Kühner, ii., p. 761; (Jelf, ii. 450; Winer’s Grammar, § 65, 2 β.; Buttmann, 355 (305))).
2. to deny, with an accusative of the person, in various senses:
a. ἀρνουσθαι Ἰησοῦν is used of followers of Jesus who, for fear of death or persecution, deny that Jesus is their master, and desert his cause (to disown): Mat 10:33; Luk 12:9; (Joh 13:38 L text T Tr WH); 2Ti 2:12 (ἀρνουσθαι τό ὄνομα αὐτοῦ, Rev 3:8, means the same); and on the other hand, of Jesus, denying that one is his follower: Mat 10:33; 2Ti 2:12.
b. ἀρνουσθαι God and Christ, is used of those who by cherishing and disseminating pernicious opinions and immorality are adjudged to have apostatized from God and Christ: 1Jn 2:22 (cf. 4:2; 2Jn 1:7-11); Jud 1:4; 2Pe 2:1.
c. ἀρνουσθαι ἑαυτόν, to deny himself, is used in two senses, α. to disregard his own interests: Luk 9:23 (R WH marginal reading ἀπαρν.); cf. ἀπαρνέομαι. β. to prove false to himself, act entirely unlike himself: 2Ti 2:13.
3. to deny i. e. abnegate, abjure; τί, to renounce a thing, forsake it: τήν ἀσέβειαν καί τάς ἐπιθυμίας, Tit 2:12; by act to show estrangement from a thing: τήν πίστιν, 1Ti 5:8; Rev 2:13; τήν δύναμιν τῆς εὐσεβείας, 2 Timothy 3:5. 4. not to accept, to reject, refuse, something offered: τινα, Act 3:14; Act 7:35; with an infinitive indicating the thing, Heb 11:24. (Compare: ἀπαρνέομαι.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἀρνέομαι (deny)
Matthew 10:33
- KJV: But whosoever shall deny me before men him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven
- GK: όστις δ΄ αν αρνήσηταί με έμπροσθεν των ανθρώπων αρνήσομαι αυτόν καγώ έμπροσθεν του πατρός μου του εν ουρανοίς
Matthew 26:70
- KJV: But he denied before all saying I know not what thou sayest
- GK: ο ηρνήσατο έμπροσθεν πάντων λέγων ουκ οίδα τι λέγεις
Matthew 26:72
- KJV: And again he denied with an oath I do not know the man
- GK: και πάλιν ηρνήσατο μεθ΄ όρκου ότι ουκ οίδα τον άνθρωπον
Mark 14:68
- KJV: But he denied saying I know not neither understand I what thou sayest And he went out into the porch and the cock crew
- GK: ο δε ηρνήσατο λέγων ουκ οίδα ουδέ επίσταμαι τι συ λέγεις και εξήλθεν έξω εις το προαύλιον και αλέκτωρ εφώνησε
Mark 14:70
- KJV: And he denied it again And a little after they that stood by said again to Peter Surely thou art of them for thou art a Galilaean and thy speech agreeth
- GK: ο δε πάλιν ηρνείτο και μετά μικρόν πάλιν οι παρεστώτες έλεγον τω Πέτρω αληθώς εξ αυτών ει και γαρ Γαλιλαίος ει και η λαλιά σου ομοιάζει
Luke 8:45
- KJV: And Jesus said Who touched me When all denied Peter and they that were with him said Master the multitude throng thee and press and sayest thou Who touched me
- GK: και είπεν ο Ιησούς τις ο αψάμενός μου αρνουμένων δε πάντων είπεν ο Πέτρος και οι μετ΄ αυτού επιστάτα οι όχλοι συνέχουσί σε και αποθλίβουσι και λέγεις τις ο αψάμενός μου
Luke 12:9
- KJV: But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God
- GK: ο δε αρνησάμενός με ενώπιον των ανθρώπων απαρνηθήσεται ενώπιον των αγγέλων του θεού
Luke 22:57
- KJV: And he denied him saying Woman I know him not
- GK: ο δε ηρνήσατο αυτόν λέγων γύναι ουκ οίδα αυτόν
John 1:20
- KJV: And he confessed and denied not but confessed I am not the Christ
- GK: και ωμολόγησε και ουκ ηρνήσατο και ωμολόγησεν ότι ουκ ειμί εγώ ο Χριστός
John 18:25
- KJV: And Simon Peter stood and warmed himself They said therefore unto him Art not thou also of his disciples He denied and said I am not
- GK: ην δε Σίμων Πέτρος εστώς και θερμαινόμενος είπον ουν αυτώ μη και συ εκ των μαθητών αυτού ει ηρνήσατο εκείνος και είπεν ουκ ειμί
John 18:27
- KJV: Peter then denied again and immediately the cock crew
- GK: πάλιν ουν ηρνήσατο ο Πέτρος και ευθέως αλέκτωρ εφώνησεν
Acts 3:13
- KJV: The 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 go
- GK: ο θεός Αβραάμ και Ισαάκ και Ιακώβ ο θεός των πατέρων ημών εδόξασε τον παίδα αυτού Ιησούν ον υμείς παρεδώκατε και ηρνήσασθε αυτόν κατά πρόσωπον Πιλάτου κρίναντος εκείνου απολύειν
Acts 3:14
- KJV: But ye denied the Holy One and the Just and desired a murderer to be granted unto you
- GK: υμείς δε τον άγιον και δίκαιον ηρνήσασθε και ητήσασθε άνδρα φονέα χαρισθήναι υμίν
Acts 4:16
- KJV: Saying What shall we do to these men for that indeed a notable miracle hath been done by them manifest to all them that dwell in Jerusalem and we can not deny
- GK: λέγοντες τι ποιήσομεν τοις ανθρώποις τούτοις ότι μεν γαρ γνωστόν σημείον γέγονε δι΄ αυτών πάσι τοις κατοικούσιν Ιερουσαλήμ φανερόν και ου δυνάμεθα αρνήσασθαι
Acts 7:35
- KJV: This Moses whom they refused saying Who made thee a ruler and a judge the same did God send a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush
- GK: τούτον τον Μωϋσήν ον ηρνήσαντο ειπόντες τις σε κατέστησεν άρχοντα και δικαστήν τούτον ο θεός άρχοντα και λυτρωτήν απέστειλεν εν χειρί αγγέλου του οφθέντος αυτώ εν τη βάτω
1 Timothy 5:8
- KJV: But 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
- GK: ει δε τις των ιδίων και μάλιστα των οικείων ου προνοεί την πίστιν ήρνηται και έστιν απίστου χείρων
2 Timothy 2:12
- KJV: If we suffer we shall also reign with if we deny he also will deny us
- GK: ει υπομένομεν και συμβασιλεύσομεν ει αρνούμεθα κακείνος αρνήσεται ημάς
2 Timothy 2:13
- KJV: If we believe not he abideth faithful he can not deny himself
- GK: ει απιστούμεν εκείνος πιστός μένει αρνήσασθαι εαυτόν ου δύναται
2 Timothy 3:5
- KJV: Having a form of godliness but denying the power thereof from such turn away
- GK: έχοντες μόρφωσιν ευσεβείας την δε δύναμιν αυτής ηρνημένοι και τούτους αποτρέπου
Titus 1:16
- KJV: They profess that they know God but in works they deny being abominable and disobedient and unto every good work reprobate
- GK: θεόν ομολογούσιν ειδέναι τοις δε έργοις αρνούνται βδελυκτοί όντες και απειθείς και προς παν έργον αγαθόν αδόκιμοι
Titus 2:12
- KJV: Teaching us that denying ungodliness and worldly lusts we should live soberly righteously and godly in this present world
- GK: παιδεύουσα ημάς ίνα αρνησάμενοι την ασέβειαν και τας κοσμικάς επιθυμίας σωφρόνως και δικαίως και ευσεβώς ζήσωμεν εν τω νυν αιώνι
Hebrews 11:24
- KJV: By faith Moses when he was come to years refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter
- GK: πίστει Μωϋσης μέγας γενόμενος ηρνήσατο λέγεσθαι υιός θυγατρός Φαράω
2 Peter 2:1
- KJV: But there were false prophets also among the people even as there shall be false teachers among you who privily shall bring in damnable heresies even denying the Lord that bought them and bring upon themselves swift destruction
- GK: εγένοντο δε και ψευδοπροφήται εν τω λαώ ως και εν υμίν έσονται ψευδοδιδάσκαλοι οίτινες παρεισάξουσιν αιρέσεις απωλείας και τον αγοράσαντα αυτούς δεσπότην αρνούμενοι επάγοντες εν ευτοίς ταχινήν απώλειαν
1 John 2:22
- KJV: Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ He is antichrist that denieth the Father and the Son
- GK: τις εστιν ο ψεύστης ει ο αρνούμενος ότι Ιησούς ουκ έστιν ο χριστός ούτός εστιν ο αντίχριστος ο αρνούμενος τον πατέρα και τον υιόν
1 John 2:23
- KJV: Whosoever denieth the Son the same hath not the Father he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also
- GK: πας ο αρνούμενος τον υιόν ουδέ τον πατέρα έχει
Jude 1:4
- KJV: For there are certain men crept in unawares who were before of old ordained to this condemnation ungodly men turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness and denying the only Lord God and our Lord Jesus Christ
- GK: παρεισέδυσαν γαρ τινες άνθρωποι οι πάλαι προγεγραμμένοι εις τούτο το κρίμα ασεβείς την του θεού ημών χάριν μετατιθέντες εις ασέλγειαν και τον μόνον δεσπότην θεόν και κύριον ημών Ιησούν χριστόν αρνούμενοι
Revelation 2:13
- KJV: I know thy works and where thou dwellest where Satan’s seat and thou holdest fast my name and hast not denied my faith even in those days wherein Antipas my faithful martyr who was slain among you where Satan dwelleth
- GK: οίδα τα έργα σου και που κατοικείς όπου ο θρόνος του σατανά και κρατείς το όνομά μου και ουκ ηρνήσω την πίστιν μου εν ταις ημέραις εν αις Αντίπας ο μάρτυς μου ο πιστός ος απεκτάνθη παρ΄ υμίν όπου ο σατανάς κατοικεί
Revelation 3:8
- KJV: I know thy works behold I have set before thee an open door and no man can shut it for thou hast a little strength and hast kept my word and hast not denied my name
- GK: οίδά σου τα έργα ιδού δέδωκα ενώπιόν σου θύραν ανεωγμένην ην ουδείς δύναται κλείσαι αυτήν ότι μικράν έχεις δύναμιν και ετήρησάς μου τον λόγον και ουκ ηρνήσω το όνομά μου