ἀρνέομαι arneomai

Greek word for “to deny” · Strong’s G720 · used 33 times in 30 verses

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Meaning

ἀρνέομαι -οῦμαι, depon.;

How it is translated

Glosses given for arneomai in context, with how often each is used:

• denied 9
• denying 6
• will deny 4
• deny 3
• having denied 2
• may deny 1
• when is denying 1
• should deny 1
• disowned 1
• rejected 1
• has denied 1
• already denying 1

Where it is used

Also in 1 more book.

Chapters where it is used most

Matthew 26 (2), Mark 14 (2), John 18 (2), Acts 3 (2), 2 Timothy 2 (2), 1 John 2 (2), Matthew 10 (1), Luke 8 (1), Luke 9 (1), Luke 12 (1)

Forms

• ἠρνήσατο 8
• ἀρνούμενος 3
• ἠρνήσασθε 2
• ἀρνούμενοι 2
• ἠρνήσω 2
• ἀρνήσηταί 1
• ἀρνήσομαι 1
• ἠρνεῖτο 1
• ἀρνουμένων 1
• ἀρνησάσθω 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with arneomai more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• οἶδα oida “to know” 7
• ἀλέκτωρ alektōr “rooster” 3
• ὁμολογέω homologeō “to confess/profess” 3
• φωνέω phōneō “to call” 3
• Πέτρος Petros “Peter” 4
• εἰ ei “if” 5
• δεσπότης despotēs “master” 2
• πατήρ patēr “father” 4
• πάλιν palin “again” 3
• δύναμαι dunamai “be able” 3
• πίστις pistis “faith” 3
• κατοικέω katoikeō “to dwell” 2

Key verses

The verses using arneomai that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Acts 3:13 — The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of…
• Acts 3:14 — But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;
• Acts 7:35 — This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which…
• 1 Timothy 5:8 — But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.
• 2 Timothy 2:12 — If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us:
• 2 Timothy 3:5 — Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
• Titus 1:16 — They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.
• Titus 2:12 — Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
• 2 Peter 2:1 — But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even…
• Jude 1:4 — For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into…
• Revelation 2:13 — I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan’s seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein…
• Revelation 3:8 — I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.