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