to deny

Greek, Verb

ἀρνέομαι -οῦμαι, depon, [in LXX: Gen.18:15 (כָּחַשׁ pi.), Wis.12:27 16:16 17:10, 4Ma.8:7 4Mac 10:15 *;] 1) to deny, say no, opp. to είπεῖν: absol, Mat.26:70, Luk.8:45; before ἅτι, 1Jn.2:22; with inf, Heb.11:24 2) In late Gk. (MM, see word), with accusative of person(s), to deny, refuse to acknowledge, disown: Act.3:14 7:35; Ἰησοῦν, Mat.10:33, 2Ti.2:12, 1Jn.2:22, Ju 4; ἑαυτόν, Luk.9:23, 2Ti.2:13 (prove false to) 3) C. accusative of thing(s) (in cl. to refuse), to deny, abjure: 1Ti.5:8, Tit.2:12, 2Ti.3:5 (cf. ἀπαρνέομαι) (AS)

to deny

Greek, Verb

ἀρνέομαι, future -ήσομαι[Refs 5th c.BC+] (ἀπ-), [NT]aorist passive ἠρνήθην frequently in Attic dialect, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: also aorist middle ἠρνησάμην[Refs 8th c.BC+]; rare in Trag. and Attic dialect, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect ἤρνημαι[Refs 4th c.BC+]:—deny, disown, τεὸν ἔπος ἀρνήσασθαι[Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἀρνούμενοι ἔπαινοι negative praises, [Refs 1st c.AD+] 2) refuse, τόξον. δόμεναί τε καὶ ἀρνήσασθαι[Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἀ. χρείαν decline, renounce a duty or office, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ζωὰν ἀ, of a suicide, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; ἀ. ἀνθρώπους cast aside humanity, [Refs 4th c.AD+] 3) absolutely, say No, decline, ὁ δ᾽ ἠρνεῖτο στεναχίζων[Refs 8th c.BC+] 4) in expressing denial, with infinitive, either without μή, deny that, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; or with μή, say that. not, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐδ᾽ αὐτὸς ἀρνεῖται μὴ οὐ. [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; also οὐκ ἂν ἀρνοίμην τὸ δρᾶν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. ὅτι οὐ, ὡς οὐ, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 5) in expressing refusal, with infinitive, ἀ. εἶναι χρηστούς[Refs 5th c.BC+]: poetry also with participle, οὐ γὰρ εὐτυχῶν ἀρνήσομαι[Refs 5th c.BC+]

Greek

Verb

to contradict, i.e. disavow, reject, abnegate; deny, refuse; perhaps from g1 (Α) (as a negative particle) and the middle voice of g4483 (ῥέω);