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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 33 times in 30 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:33

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:33 - but whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:70

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:70 - But he denied it before them all, saying, “I do not know what you mean.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:72

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:72 - And again he denied it with an oath: “I do not know the man.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:68

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:68 - But he denied it, saying, “I neither know nor understand what you mean.” And he went out into the gateway[fn] and the rooster crowed.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:70

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:70 - But again he denied it. And after a little while the bystanders again said to Peter, “Certainly you are one of them, for you are a Galilean.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:45

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:45 - And Jesus said, “Who was it that touched me?” When all denied it, Peter[fn] said, “Master, the crowds surround you and are pressing in on you!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:23 - And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:9 - but the one who denies me before men will be denied before the angels of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:57

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:57 - But he denied it, saying, “Woman, I do not know him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:20 - He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, “I am not the Christ.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 13:38

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:38 - Jesus answered, “Will you lay down your life for me? Truly, truly, I say to you, the rooster will not crow till you have denied me three times.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 18:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:25 - Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. So they said to him, “You also are not one of his disciples, are you?” He denied it and said, “I am not.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 18:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:27 - Peter again denied it, and at once a rooster crowed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:13 - The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified his servant[fn] Jesus, whom you delivered over and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he had decided to release him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:14 - But you denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:16 - saying, “What shall we do with these men? For that a notable sign has been performed through them is evident to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:35

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:35 - “This Moses, whom they rejected, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and a judge?’—this man God sent as both ruler and redeemer by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 5:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:8 - But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 2:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:12 - if we endure, we will also reign with him;
if we deny him, he also will deny us;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 2:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:13 - if we are faithless, he remains faithful— for he cannot deny himself.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 3:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 3:5 - having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Tit 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 1:16 - They profess to know God, but they deny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, unfit for any good work.

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Unchecked Copy Box Tit 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 2:12 - training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age,

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:24

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:24 - By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:1 - But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 2:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:22 - Who is the liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, he who denies the Father and the Son.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 2:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:23 - No one who denies the Son has the Father. Whoever confesses the Son has the Father also.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jde 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:4 - For certain people have crept in unnoticed who long ago were designated for this condemnation, ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into sensuality and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:13 - “‘I know where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is. Yet you hold fast my name, and you did not deny my faith[fn] even in the days of Antipas my faithful witness, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:8 - “‘I know your works. Behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one is able to shut. I know that you have but little power, and yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name.
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