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Lexicon :: Strong's G720 - arneomai

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ἀρνέομαι
Transliteration
arneomai (Key)
Pronunciation
ar-neh'-om-ahee
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Perhaps from ἄλφα (G1) (as a negative particle) and the middle voice of ῥέω (G4483)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:469,79

Strong’s Definitions

ἀρνέομαι arnéomai, ar-neh'-om-ahee; perhaps from G1 (as a negative particle) and the middle voice of G4483; to contradict, i.e. disavow, reject, abnegate:—deny, refuse.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 31x

The KJV translates Strong's G720 in the following manner: deny (29x), refuse (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 31x
The KJV translates Strong's G720 in the following manner: deny (29x), refuse (2x).

  1. to deny

  2. to deny someone

    1. to deny one's self

      1. to disregard his own interests or to prove false to himself

      2. act entirely unlike himself

  3. to deny, abnegate, abjure

  4. not to accept, to reject, to refuse something offered

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀρνέομαι arnéomai, ar-neh'-om-ahee; perhaps from G1 (as a negative particle) and the middle voice of G4483; to contradict, i.e. disavow, reject, abnegate:—deny, refuse.
STRONGS G720:
ἀρνέομαι, -οῦμαι; future ἀρνήσομαι; imperfect ὴρνούμην; 1 aorist ἠρνησάμην (rare in Attic, where generally ἠρνήθην cf. Matthew i. p. 538 [better Veitch under the word]); perfect ἤρνημαι; a deponent verb [(from Homer down)] signifying
1. to deny, i. e. εἰπεῖν... οὐκ [to say... not, contradict]: Mark 14:70; Matthew 26:70; John 1:20; John 18:25, John 18:27; Luke 8:45; Acts 4:16; followed by ὅτι οὐ instead of simple ὅτι, in order to make the negation more strong and explicit: Matthew 26:72; 1 John 2:22; (on the same use in Greek writings cf. Kühner ii. p. 761; [Jelf ii. 450; Winer's Grammer § 65, 2 β.; Buttman 355 (305)]).
2. to deny, with an accusative of the person, in various senses:
a. ἀρν. Ἰησοῦν is used of follower of Jesus who, for fear of death or persecution, deny that Jesus is their master, and desert his cause, [to disown]: Matthew 10:33; Luke 12:9; [John 13:38 L text T Tr WH]; 2 Timothy 2:12, (ἀρν. τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ, Revelation 3:8 means the same); and on the other hand, of Jesus, denying that one is his follower: Matthew 10:33; 2 Timothy 2:12.
b. ἀρν. 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: 1 John 2:22 (cf. 1 John 4:2; 2 John 1:7-11); Jude 1:4; 2 Peter 2:1.
c. ἀρν. ἑαυτόν to deny himself, is used in two senses,
α. to disregard his own interests: Luke 9:23 [R WH marginal reading ἀπαρν.]; cf. ἀπαρνέομαι.
β. to prove false to himself, act entirely unlike himself: 2 Timothy 2:13.
3. to deny i. e. abnegate, abjure; τί, to renounce a thing, forsake it: τὴν ἀσέβειαν κ. τὰς ἐπιθυμίας, Titus 2:12; by act to show estrangement from a thing: τὴν πίστιν, 1 Timothy 5:8; Revelation 2:13; τὴν δύναμιν τῆς εὐσεβείας, 2 Timothy 3:5.
4. not to accept, to reject, refuse, something offered: τινά, Acts 3:14; Acts 7:35; with an infinitive indicating the thing, Hebrews 11:24.
[Compare: ἀπαρνέομαι.]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G720 matches the Greek ἀρνέομαι (arneomai),
which occurs 1 times in 1 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:15 - But Sarah denied it,[fn] saying, “I did not laugh,” for she was afraid. He said, “No, but you did laugh.”
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