To deny
ἀπαρνέομαιStrong’s G0533aparneomai
Appears in 11 verses of the New Testament
In short
Aparneomai is the Greek word usually translated “deny”, “should deny” and “denied”. It appears in 11 verses of the New Testament.
“Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.”
Meaning
Usually translated “deny”, “should deny” and “denied”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- you will deny 5
- he should deny 2
- i will deny 2
- will be denied 1
- you may deny 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 4
- Mark 4
- Luke 3
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 26:34Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.
- Matthew 26:35Peter said unto him, Though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples.
- Matthew 26:75And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly.
- Mark 8:34And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
- Mark 14:30And Jesus saith unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this day, even in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice.
- Mark 14:31But he spake the more vehemently, If I should die with thee, I will not deny thee in any wise. Likewise also said they all.
Greek dictionary
ἀπαρνέομαι aparneomai · to deny
ἀπ-αρνέομαι (-οῦμαι) depon., [in LXX: Isa.31:7 (מָאַס) * ;] to deny, i.e. to refuse to recognize, to ignore: with accusative, of oneself (DCG, ii, 598 f.), Mat.16:24, Mrk.8:34 (MM, VGT, see word), Luk.9:23 (WH, mg., txt., ἀρν-) of Peter's denials of Christ, Mat.26:34-35, 75, Mrk.14:30-31, 72, Luk.22:34, 61; pass., Luk.12:9 (Cremer, 111).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “deny” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
DENY, verb transitive
- To contradict; to gainsay; to declare a statement or position not to be true.
- To refuse to grant; as, we asked for bread, and the man denied us.
- Not to afford; to withhold.
- To disown; to refuse or neglect to acknowledge; not to confess.
All definitions
- To reject; to disown; not to receive or embrace.“He hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel” 1 Timothy 5:8“DENYing ungodliness and worldly lusts” Titus 2:12
- Not to afford or yield.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.