ἀρνέομαιarnéomai
to contradict, i.e. disavow, reject, abnegate
Greek (New Testament) · G720
Meanings
1. to deny, say no, opposed to εἰπεῖν: absolutely, Matthew 26:70, Luke 8:45; followed by ὅτι, 1 John 2:22; with infinitive, Hebrews 11:24.
2. In late Gk., with accusative of person, to deny, refuse to acknowledge, disown: Acts 3:14, Acts 7:35; Ἰησοῦν, Matthew 10:33, 2 Timothy 2:12, 1 John 2:22, Jude 1:4; ἑαυτόν, Luke 9:23, 2 Timothy 2:13 (prove false to).
3. C. accusative of thing (in classical Greek to refuse), to deny, abjure: 1 Timothy 5:8, Titus 2:12, 2 Timothy 3:5 (cf. ἀπαρνέομαι)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 33 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 10:33 But everyone who denies me here on earth, I will also deny before my Father in heaven.
- Matthew 26:70 But Peter denied it in front of everyone. “I don’t know what you’re talking about,” he said.
- Matthew 26:72 Again Peter denied it, this time with an oath. “I don’t even know the man,” he said.
- Mark 14:68 But Peter denied it. “I don’t know what you’re talking about,” he said, and he went out into the entryway. Just then, a rooster crowed.
- Mark 14:70 But Peter denied it again. A little later some of the other bystanders confronted Peter and said, “You must be one of them, because you are a Galilean.”
- Luke 8:45 “Who touched me?” Jesus asked. Everyone denied it, and Peter said, “Master, this whole crowd is pressing up against you.”
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.