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arneomai G720

ἀρνέομαι (arneomai) means “to deny” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

ἀρνέομαι Greek · G720 33 tagged occurrences in 30 verses

Pronunciation guide: ar-neh'-om-ahee Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G0720

ἀρνέομαι · arneomai · to deny

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, opposite 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)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

(a) I deny (a statement), (b) I repudiate (a person, or belief).

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How translators render G720

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
denies 5
he denied it 4
denied it 3
denying 2
rejected 2
deny 1
deny it 1
have not denied 1
he has denied 1
he must deny 1
he will also deny 1
i will also deny 1
peter denied it 1
refused 1
renounce 1
they deny 1
they deny him 1
they had rejected 1
we deny him 1
you did not deny 1
you will deny 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
denied 8
denying 4
he denied 4
deny 3
denieth 2
hast 2
he that denieth 2
he denied it 1
he hath denied 1
refused 1
they deny 1
they refused 1
we deny 1
will 1
will deny 1

Verses containing G720

Page 1 of 1. 30 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Matthew 10:33 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father in heaven.

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  2. Matthew 26:70 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But he denied it before them all: “I do not know what you are talking about.”

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  3. Matthew 26:72 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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  4. Mark 14:68 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  5. Mark 14:70 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.”

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  6. Luke 8:45 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Who touched Me?” Jesus asked. But they all denied it. “Master,” said Peter, “the people are crowding and pressing against You.”

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  7. Luke 9:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  8. Luke 12:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But whoever denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.

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  9. Luke 22:57 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But Peter denied it. “Woman, I do not know Him,” he said.

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  10. John 1:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He did not refuse to confess, but openly declared, “I am not the Christ.”

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  11. John 13:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “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.

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  12. John 18:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.”

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  13. John 18:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Peter denied it once more, and immediately a rooster crowed.

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  14. Acts 3:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  15. Acts 3:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.

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  16. Acts 4:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “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.

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  17. Acts 7:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  18. 1 Timothy 5:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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  19. 2 Timothy 2:12 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    if we endure, we will also reign with Him; if we deny Him, He will also deny us;

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  20. 2 Timothy 2:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    if we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.

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  21. 2 Timothy 3:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from such as these!

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  22. Titus 1:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.

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  23. Titus 2:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    It instructs us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live sensible, upright, and godly lives in the present age,

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  24. Hebrews 11:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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  25. 2 Peter 2:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  26. 1 John 2:22 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    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.

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  27. 1 John 2:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father, but whoever confesses the Son has the Father as well.

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  28. Jude 1:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  29. Revelation 2:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  30. Revelation 3:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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