arneomai · deny

What it means

arneomai (ἀρνέομαι) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “deny”.

Say one does not know someone.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To say something is not so.
2. To claim you do not know someone, turn your back on them.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• deny ×10
• denied ×7
• denied it ×6
• denies ×5
• denying ×3
• refused ×1
• they rejected ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×4
• Mark×2
• Luke×4
• John×4
• Acts×4
• 1 Timothy×1
• 2 Timothy×4
• Titus×2
• Hebrews×1
• 2 Peter×1
• 1 John×3
• Jude×1
• Revelation×2

• Matthew 10:33

  but whoever denies me before people, I too will deny him before my Father who is in heaven.

• Matthew 26:70

  But he denied it before all, saying, “I do not know what you are saying.”

• Matthew 26:72

  And again he denied it with an oath: “I do not know the man.”

• Mark 14:68

  But he denied it, saying, “I neither know nor understand what you are saying.” And he went outside into the forecourt; and a rooster crowed.

• Mark 14:70

  But he again was denying it. And after a little while again those standing by were saying to Peter, “Truly you are one of them, for you are also a Galilean, and your speech is like theirs.”

• Luke 8:45

  And Jesus said, “Who is the one who touched me?” And when all were denying it, Peter said, “Master, the crowds are surrounding you and pressing against you.”

• Luke 9:23

  And he was saying to all, “If anyone wants to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.

• Luke 12:9

  but the one who denies me before people will be denied before the angels of God.

• Luke 22:57

  But he denied it, saying, “I do not know him, woman.”

• John 1:20

  And he confessed and did not deny, and he confessed, “I am not the Messiah.”

• John 13:38

  Jesus answers, “Will you lay down your life for me? Truly, truly, I tell you, the rooster will not crow until you have denied me three times.”

• John 18:25

  Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. So they said to him, “Surely you too are not one of his disciples?” He denied it and said, “I am not.”

• John 18:27

  So Peter denied it again, and at once a rooster crowed.

• Acts 3:13

  The God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus, whom you handed over and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he had decided to release him.

• Acts 3:14

  But you denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a man who was a murderer to be granted to you,

• Acts 4:16

  saying, “What shall we do with these men? For that a notable sign has occurred through them is evident to all who live in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it.

• Acts 7:35

  This Moses, whom they rejected, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and judge?’ this man God has sent as both ruler and redeemer with the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.

• 1 Timothy 5:8

  But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for the members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

• 2 Timothy 2:12

  if we endure, we will also reign with him; if we deny him, he also will deny us;

• 2 Timothy 2:13

  if we are unfaithful, he remains faithful, for he cannot deny himself.

• 2 Timothy 3:5

  having an outward form of godliness but having denied its power; turn away from these people also.

• Titus 1:16

  They profess to know God, but by their works they deny him, being detestable and disobedient and unfit for any good work.

• Titus 2:12

  training us that, having denied ungodliness and worldly desires, we may live sensibly and justly and godly in the present age,

• Hebrews 11:24

  By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter,

• 2 Peter 2:1

  But there were also false prophets among the people, as also among you there will be false teachers, who will secretly bring in parties of destruction, even denying the Sovereign who bought them, bringing on themselves swift destruction.

• 1 John 2:22

  Who is the liar but the one who denies that Jesus is the Messiah? This is the antichrist, the one who denies the Father and the Son.

• 1 John 2:23

  Everyone who denies the Son does not have the Father either; whoever confesses the Son has the Father also.

• Jude 1:4

  For certain men have slipped in, who long ago were written about beforehand for this judgment, ungodly men who turn the grace of our God into debauchery and deny our only Sovereign and Lord, Jesus the Messiah.

• Revelation 2:13

  I know where you live, where the throne of Satan is. And you hold fast my name, and you did not deny my faith even in the days of Antipas, my witness, my faithful one, who was killed among you, where Satan lives.

• Revelation 3:8

  I know your works. Look, I have set before you an open door that no one can shut, because you have little power, and you have kept my word and have not denied my name.

And 3 more times.