verb
arnemō
Greekἀρνέομαι (arneomai)
Strong’sG720
I deny, repudiate
stem arn-33 times in the New Testamentin 13 of 27 books21 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἀρνέομαι, -οῦμαι, depon.,
[in LXX: Ge 18:15 (כּחשׁ pi.), Wi 12:27 16:16 17:10, IV Mac 8:7 10:15*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G720 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| arnelōἀρνοῦνται | happening now · theypresent middle indicative 3rd person plural | deny | 1× |
| arneteἠρνεῖτο | was happening · he/she/itimperfect middle indicative 3rd person singular | denied | 1× |
| arnemiἀρνήσομαι | will happen · Ifuture middle indicative 1st person singular | deny | 1× |
| arnesiἀρνήσῃ | will happen · youfuture middle indicative 2nd person singular | denied | 1× |
| arnetiἀρνήσεται | will happen · he/she/itfuture middle indicative 3rd person singular | deny | 1× |
| arneniἀρνησόμεθα | will happen · wefuture middle indicative 1st person plural | deny | 1× |
| arnesaἠρνήσω | happened · youaorist middle indicative 2nd person singular | deny | 2× |
| arnetaἠρνήσατο | happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular | denied | 8× |
| arnevaἠρνήσασθε | happened · yeaorist middle indicative 2nd person plural | denied | 2× |
| arnelaἠρνήσαντο | happened · theyaorist middle indicative 3rd person plural | rejected | 1× |
| arnetēἤρνηται | has happened · he/she/itperfect middle indicative 3rd person singular | denied | 1× |
| arneteiaἀρνήσηταί | happened · he/she/itaorist middle subjunctive 3rd person singular | denies | 1× |
| arnetarἀρνησάσθω | happened · he/she/itaorist middle imperative 3rd person singular | deny | 1× |
| arnerōἀρνεῖσθαι | happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle infinitive | deny | 1× |
| arneraἀρνήσασθαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist middle infinitive | deny | 1× |
| arnerōtosἀρνούμενος | happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative singular masculine | denies | 3× |
| arnerōtoisἀρνούμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative plural masculine | deny | 2× |
| arnerōtoiuἀρνουμένων | happening now · of, belonging topresent middle participle genitive plural masculine | denied | 1× |
| arneratosἀρνησάμενός | happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative singular masculine | denies | 1× |
| arneratoisἀρνησάμενοι | happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative plural masculine | denying | 1× |
| arnerētoisἠρνημένοι | has happened · subjectperfect middle participle nominative plural masculine | denying | 1× |
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 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 20 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | arnemō | arneme | arnemi1×ἀρνήσομαι | arnema | arnemē | arnemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | arnesō | arnese | arnesi1×ἀρνήσῃ | arnesa2×ἠρνήσω | arnesē | arneselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | arnetō | arnete1×ἠρνεῖτο | arneti1×ἀρνήσεται | arneta8×ἠρνήσατο | arnetē1×ἤρνηται | arnetelē |
| we 1st person plural | arnenō | arnene | arneni1×ἀρνησόμεθα | arnena | arnenē | arnenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | arnevō | arneve | arnevi | arneva2×ἠρνήσασθε | arnevē | arnevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | arnelō1×ἀρνοῦνται | arnele | arneli | arnela1×ἠρνήσαντο | arnelē | arnelelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | arnemeiō | arnemeia | arnemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | arneseiō | arneseia | arneseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | arneteiō | arneteia1×ἀρνήσηταί | arneteiē |
| we 1st person plural | arneneiō | arneneia | arneneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | arneveiō | arneveia | arneveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | arneleiō | arneleia | arneleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | arnesōr | arnesar | arnesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | arnetōr | arnetar1×ἀρνησάσθω | arnetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | arnevōr | arnevar | arnevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | arnelōr | arnelar | arnelēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | arnemoiō | arnemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | arnesoiō | arnesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | arnetoiō | arnetoia |
| we 1st person plural | arnenoiō | arnenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | arnevoiō | arnevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | arneloiō | arneloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | arnerō1×ἀρνεῖσθαι | arneri | arnera1×ἀρνήσασθαι | arnerē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 9 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | arnerōtos6×ἀρνούμενος | arneritos | arneratos2×ἀρνησάμενός | arnerētos1× |
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
arn 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
33 occurrences, every one of them listed
arnelō“deny”happening now · theypresent middle indicative 3rd person plural1×
Titus 1:16“deny”theon homologalō oidarē, tei de ergei arnelō, bdeluktois arōtois kai apeithois kai pros pantem ergem agathem adokimois.They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.
arnete“denied”was happening · he/she/itimperfect middle indicative 3rd person singular1×
Mark 14:70“denied”tos de palin arnete. kai meta mikrem palin tois paristanarētois legale to Petro; Alēthōs ek autoiu asō, kai gar Galilaios asō kai tas lalias su homoiazatō;But he denied it again. After a little while, those standing nearby said once more to Peter, “Surely you are one of them, for you too are a Galilean.”
arnemi“deny”will happen · Ifuture middle indicative 1st person singular1×
Matthew 10:33“deny”hotinos de an arneteia min emprosthen toiu anthrōpoiu, arnemi kamis auton emprosthen tou patērou mu tou en ouranoi.But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father in heaven.
arnesi“denied”will happen · youfuture middle indicative 2nd person singular1×
John 13:38“denied”apokrinetō Iēsus; Tan psuchan su huper mu tithasi? amēn amēn legamō si, ouk mē alektōros fōnateia heōs hou arnesi min tris.“Will you lay down your life for Me?” Jesus replied. “Truly, truly, I tell you, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.[’’]
arneti“deny”will happen · he/she/itfuture middle indicative 3rd person singular1×
2 Timothy 2:12“deny”ei hupomenanō, kai sumbasilani; ei arneni, kakeinos arneti nin;if we endure, we will also reign with Him; if we deny Him, He will also deny us;
arneni“deny”will happen · wefuture middle indicative 1st person plural1×
2 Timothy 2:12“deny”ei hupomenanō, kai sumbasilani; ei arneni, kakeinos arneti nin;if we endure, we will also reign with Him; if we deny Him, He will also deny us;
arnesa“deny”happened · youaorist middle indicative 2nd person singular2×
Revelation 2:13“deny”Oidamē pou katoikasō, hopou tos thronos tou Satanaou, kai kratasō tem onomem mu, kai ouk arnesa tan pistian mu kai en tai hēmerai Antipaos, tos marturos mu, tos pistos mu, hos apokteinita para vi, hopou tos Satanaos katoikatō.I know where you live, where the throne of Satan sits, yet you hold fast to My name. You did not deny your faith in Me, even in the days of My faithful witness Antipas, who was killed among you where Satan dwells.
Revelation 3:8“denied”Oidamē su teim ergeim idou dōamē enōpion su thuran anoigirētan, han oudenos dunetō kleiara autan hoti mikran echasō dunamian, kai tērasa mu ton logon, kai ouk arnesa tem onomem mu.I know your deeds. Behold, I have placed before you an open door, which no one can shut. I know that you have only a little strength, yet you have kept My word and have not denied My name.
arneta“denied”happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular8×
Matthew 26:70“denied”tos de arneta emprosthen pantoiu legarōtos; Ouk oidamē tinem legasō.But he denied it before them all: “I do not know what you are talking about.”
Matthew 26:72“denied”kai palin arneta meta horkou hoti Ouk oidamē ton anthrōpon.And again he denied it with an oath: “I do not know the man!”
Mark 14:68“denied”tos de arneta legarōtos; Oute oidamē oute epistemō sis tinem legasō, kai exerchata exō eis tem proauliem kai alektōros fōnata.But he denied it. “I do not know or even understand what you are talking about,” he said. Then he went out to the gateway, and the rooster crowed.
Luke 22:57“denied”tos de arneta legarōtos; Ouk oidamē auton, gunaikar.But Peter denied it. “Woman, I do not know Him,” he said.
John 1:20“deny”kai homologata kai ouk arneta, kai homologata hoti Mis ouk amō tos christos.He did not refuse to confess, but openly declared, “I am not the Christ.”
John 18:25“denied”Ate de Simōnos Petros histanarētos kai thermainerōtos. legala oun auto; Mē kai sis ek toiu mathētoiu autou asō? arneta ekeinos kai legata; Ouk amō.Simon Peter was still standing and warming himself. So they asked him, “Aren’t you also one of His disciples?” He denied it and said, “I am not.”
John 18:27“denied”palin oun arneta Petros; kai eutheōs alektōros fōnata.Peter denied it once more, and immediately a rooster crowed.
Hebrews 11:24“refused”pistia Mōusos megos gineratos arneta legirō huios thugatērau Faraō,By faith Moses, when he was grown, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter.
arneva“denied”happened · yeaorist middle indicative 2nd person plural2×
Acts 3:13“denied”tos theos Abraam kai Isaak kai Iakōb, tos theos toiu patēroiu nu, doxazata ton paidon autou Iēsun, hon vis men paradōava kai arneva kata prosōpem Pilatou, krinaratou ekeinou apoluarō;The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His servant Jesus. You handed Him over and rejected Him before Pilate, even though he had decided to release Him.
Acts 3:14“denied”vis de ton hagion kai dikaion arneva kai aiteva anēron foneuon charizira vi,You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.
arnela“rejected”happened · theyaorist middle indicative 3rd person plural1×
Acts 7:35“rejected”Houton ton Mōuson, hon arnela legaratois; Tinos sin kathistanata archōnon kai dikaston, houton tos theos kai archōnon kai lutrōton apostelatē sun cheira angelou tou horiratou auto en ta bata.This Moses, whom they had rejected with the words, ‘Who made you ruler and judge?’ is the one whom God sent to be their ruler and redeemer through the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
arnetē“denied”has happened · he/she/itperfect middle indicative 3rd person singular1×
1 Timothy 5:8“denied”ei de tinos toiu idioiu kai malista oikeioiu ouk pronoatō, tan pistian arnetē kai atō apistou cheirōnos.If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
arneteia“denies”happened · he/she/itaorist middle subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
Matthew 10:33“denies”hotinos de an arneteia min emprosthen toiu anthrōpoiu, arnemi kamis auton emprosthen tou patērou mu tou en ouranoi.But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father in heaven.
arnetar“deny”happened · he/she/itaorist middle imperative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 9:23“deny”Legate de pros pantoin; Ei tinos thelatō opisō mu ercherō, arnetar heauton kai airatar ton stauron autou kata hēmeran, kai akolouthatōr mi.Then Jesus said to all of them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me.
arnerō“deny”happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle infinitive1×
Acts 4:16“deny”legarōtois; Tinem poianeia toi anthrōpoi houtoi? hoti men gar gnōstem sēmem ginatē dia autoiu pantoi toi katoikarōtoi Ierousalēm fanerem, kai ouk dunenō arnerō;“What shall we do with these men?” they asked. “It is clear to everyone living in Jerusalem that a remarkable miracle has occurred through them, and we cannot deny it.
arnera“deny”happened · the “to …” formaorist middle infinitive1×
2 Timothy 2:13“deny”ei apistanō, ekeinos pistos menatō; arnera heauton ouk dunetō.if we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.
arnerōtos“denies”happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative singular masculine3×
1 John 2:22“denies”tinos atō tos pseustos ei mē tos arnerōtos hoti Iēsus ouk atō tos christos? houtos atō tos antichristos, tos arnerōtos ton patēron kai ton huion.Who is the liar, if it is not the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, who denies the Father and the Son.
1 John 2:22“denies”tinos atō tos pseustos ei mē tos arnerōtos hoti Iēsus ouk atō tos christos? houtos atō tos antichristos, tos arnerōtos ton patēron kai ton huion.Who is the liar, if it is not the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, who denies the Father and the Son.
1 John 2:23“denies”pantos tos arnerōtos ton huion oude ton patēron echatō; tos homologarōtos ton huion kai ton patēron echatō.Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father, but whoever confesses the Son has the Father as well.
arnerōtois“deny”happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative plural masculine2×
2 Peter 2:1“denying”Ginela de kai pseudoprofētois en to lao, hōs kai en vi eli pseudodidaskalois, hotinois pareisagali hairesiain apōleiau, kai ton agorazaraton autoin despoton arnerōtois, epagarōtois heautoi tachinan apōleian;Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them — bringing swift destruction on themselves.
Jude 1:4“deny”pareisduala gar tinois anthrōpois, tois palai prografirētois eis houtem tem krimem, asebois, tan tou theou nu charian metatitharōtois eis aselgeian kai ton monon despoton kai kurion nu Iēsun Christon arnerōtois.For certain men have crept in among you unnoticed — ungodly ones who were designated long ago for condemnation. They turn the grace of our God into a license for immorality, and they deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.
arnerōtoiu“denied”happening now · of, belonging topresent middle participle genitive plural masculine1×
Luke 8:45“denied”kai legata tos Iēsus; Tinos tos hapteratos mu? arnerōtoiu de pantoiu legata tos Petros; Epistator, tois ochlois sunechalō sin kai apothlibalō.“Who touched Me?” Jesus asked. But they all denied it. “Master,” said Peter, “the people are crowding and pressing against You.”
arneratos“denies”happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative singular masculine1×
Luke 12:9“denies”tos de arneratos min enōpion toiu anthrōpoiu aparniti enōpion toiu angeloiu tou theou.But whoever denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.
arneratois“denying”happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative plural masculine1×
Titus 2:12“denying”paideuarōtas nin, hina arneratois tan asebeian kai tain kosmikain epithumiain sōfronōs kai dikaiōs kai eusebōs zōaneia en to nun aiōno,It instructs us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live sensible, upright, and godly lives in the present age,
arnerētois“denying”has happened · subjectperfect middle participle nominative plural masculine1×
2 Timothy 3:5“denying”echarōtois morfōsian eusebeiau tan de dunamian autau arnerētois; kai houtoin apotrepesōr.having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from such as these!