verb
aparnomō
Strong’sG533
I deny, disown, disregard
stem aparn-11 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books5 forms occur
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
Deny or disown - to refuse to acknowledge or recognize someone, treating them as if unknown. 1234 This is the sense found in the story of Peter's repeated denials that he knew Christ. 1
The same verb is also used reflexively, "deny oneself," meaning to refuse to acknowledge one's own claims or self-interest. 13
More broadly the word can carry the sense of utterly denying or rejecting something. 23 A passive form of the verb means to be denied or refused. 3
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
ἀπ-αρνέομαι (-οῦμαι) depon.,
[in LXX: Is 31:7 (מאס)*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G533 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -ήσομαιRefs 5th c.BC+: aorist ἀπηρνησάμηνNT+3rd c.BC+, but in Trag. and Attic dialect, -ηρνήθηνRefs 5th c.BC+:—deny utterly, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀπαρνηθῆναί τι to refuse, reject it, Refs 5th c.BC+ [same place], etc.; ἀ. μή with infinitive, τὸν.. ἀπαρνηθέντα μὴ χρᾶναιRefs 5th c.BC+; οὐκ ἀπαρνοῦμαι τὸ μή (i.e. δρᾶσαι) Refs 5th c.BC+
2 in Logic, opposed to κατηγορεῖν, deny, Refs 4th c.BC+ —passive Refs
3 ἀ. ἑαυτόν deny oneself, NT
II passive, future ἀπαρνηθήσεται it shall be denied or refused, NT+5th c.BC+: aorist ὥνθρωπος ἓν μὲν οἶδεν, ἓν δ᾽ ἀπηρνήθη was refused, Refs 3rd c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
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Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| aparnemiἀπαρνήσομαι | will happen · Ifuture middle indicative 1st person singular | deny | 2× |
| aparnesiἀπαρνήσῃ | will happen · youfuture middle indicative 2nd person singular | deny | 5× |
| aparnitiἀπαρνηθήσεται | will happen · he/she/itfuture passive indicative 3rd person singular | denied | 1× |
| aparneseiaἀπαρνήσῃ | happened · youaorist middle subjunctive 2nd person singular | deny | 1× |
| aparnetarἀπαρνησάσθω | happened · he/she/itaorist middle imperative 3rd person singular | deny | 2× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 118, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 8 occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | aparnomō | aparnome | aparnomē | aparnomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | aparnosō | aparnose | aparnosē | aparnoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aparnotō | aparnote | aparnotē | aparnotelē |
| we 1st person plural | aparnonō | aparnone | aparnonē | aparnonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | aparnovō | aparnove | aparnovē | aparnovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | aparnolō | aparnole | aparnolē | aparnolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | aparnemi2×ἀπαρνήσομαι | aparnema |
| you 2nd person singular | aparnesi5×ἀπαρνήσῃ | aparnesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aparneti | aparneta |
| we 1st person plural | aparneni | aparnena |
| ye 2nd person plural | aparnevi | aparneva |
| they 3rd person plural | aparneli | aparnela |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | aparnimi | aparnima |
| you 2nd person singular | aparnisi | aparnisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aparniti1×ἀπαρνηθήσεται | aparnita |
| we 1st person plural | aparnini | aparnina |
| ye 2nd person plural | aparnivi | aparniva |
| they 3rd person plural | aparnili | aparnila |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | aparnomeiō | aparnomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | aparnoseiō | aparnoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aparnoteiō | aparnoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | aparnoneiō | aparnoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | aparnoveiō | aparnoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | aparnoleiō | aparnoleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | aparnemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | aparneseia1×ἀπαρνήσῃ |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aparneteia |
| we 1st person plural | aparneneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | aparneveia |
| they 3rd person plural | aparneleia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | aparnimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | aparniseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aparniteia |
| we 1st person plural | aparnineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | aparniveia |
| they 3rd person plural | aparnileia |
Commands — imperative mood, 2 occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | aparnosōr | aparnosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aparnotōr | aparnotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | aparnovōr | aparnovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | aparnolōr | aparnolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | aparnesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aparnetar2×ἀπαρνησάσθω |
| ye 2nd person plural | aparnevar |
| they 3rd person plural | aparnelar |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | aparnisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aparnitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | aparnivar |
| they 3rd person plural | aparnilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | aparnomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | aparnosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aparnotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | aparnonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | aparnovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | aparnoloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | aparnemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | aparnesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aparnetoia |
| we 1st person plural | aparnenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | aparnevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | aparneloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | aparnimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | aparnisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aparnitoia |
| we 1st person plural | aparninoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | aparnivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | aparniloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | aparnorō | aparnorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | aparneri | aparnera | ||
| acted on passive voice | aparniri | aparnira |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | aparnorōntos | aparnorēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | aparnerintos | aparnerantos | ||
| acted on passive voice | aparnirintos | aparnirantos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
aparn is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
11 occurrences, every one of them listed
aparnemi“deny”will happen · Ifuture middle indicative 1st person singular2×
Matthew 26:35… sun si apothnēskara, ouk mē sin aparnemi. homoiōs kai pantois tois mathētois legala.… die with You, I will never deny You.” And all the other disciples …
Mark 14:31… min sunapothnēskara si, ouk mē sin aparnemi. hōsautōs de kai pantois legale.… die with You, I will never deny You.” And all the others said …
aparnesi“deny”will happen · youfuture middle indicative 2nd person singular5×
Matthew 26:34… ta nukta prin alektōron fōnara tris aparnesi min.… before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.”
Matthew 26:75… legarēntou hoti Prin alektōron fōnara tris aparnesi min, kai exercharantos exō klaiata pikrōs.… Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” And he went …
Mark 14:30… ē dis alektōron fōnara tris min aparnesi.… the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.”
Mark 14:72… Prin alektōron fōnara dis tris min aparnesi, kai epibalarantos klaiate.… the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.” And he broke …
Luke 22:61… auto hoti Prin alektōron fōnara sēmeron aparnesi min tris.… the rooster crows today, you will deny Me three times.”
aparniti“denied”will happen · he/she/itfuture passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 12:9… de arnerantos min enōpion toiu anthrōpoiu aparniti enōpion toiu angeloiu tou theou.… denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.
aparneseia“deny”happened · youaorist middle subjunctive 2nd person singular1×
Luke 22:34“deny”… fōnati sēmeron alektōros heōs tris min aparneseia oidarē.… Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you have denied three times that you know Me.”
aparnetar“deny”happened · he/she/itaorist middle imperative 3rd person singular2×
Matthew 16:24… Ei tinos thelatō opisō mu erchara, aparnetar heauton kai airatar ton stauron autou …… to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross …
Mark 8:34… Ei tinos thelatō opisō mu erchara, aparnetar heauton kai airatar ton stauron autou …… to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross …