Greek · G4102, G720 · unreviewed
τὴν πίστιν ἤρνηται
Faith · to deny
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πίστις G4102 faith
Pronunciation pístis
Trust in God or Christ as the decisive principle of Christian life and salvation, not mere intellectual assent.
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ἀρνέομαι G720 to deny
Pronunciation arnéomai
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What does τὴν πίστιν ἤρνηται (tēn pistin ērnētai) mean in the Bible?
πίστις · ἀρνέομαι is a Greek word meaning "has denied the faith".
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Meaning
has denied the faith
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Matt 9:22 · Matt 15:28 · Mark 5:34 · Mark 10:52 · Luke 7:50 · Luke 8:25 · Luke 8:48 · Luke 17:19 · Luke 18:42 · Luke 22:32 · Acts 3:16 · Rom 1:8 · Rom 4:5 · Rom 4:9 · Rom 4:14 · Rom 10:17 36×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Acts 6:5 · Acts 11:24 · Acts 13:8 · Acts 14:27 · Acts 24:24 · Rom 1:5 · Rom 1:12 · Rom 1:17 · Rom 3:22 · Rom 3:25 · Rom 3:26 · Rom 3:27 · Rom 3:30 · Rom 3:31 · Rom 4:11 · Rom 4:12 93×
Dative · Singular · Feminine Acts 3:16 · Acts 6:7 · Acts 14:22 · Acts 15:9 · Acts 16:5 · Acts 26:18 · Rom 3:28 · Rom 4:19 · Rom 4:20 · Rom 5:2 · Rom 11:20 · Rom 14:1 · 1 Cor 16:13 · 2 Cor 1:24 · 2 Cor 8:7 · 2 Cor 13:5 58×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Matt 8:10 · Matt 9:2 · Matt 9:29 · Matt 17:20 · Matt 21:21 · Matt 23:23 · Mark 2:5 · Mark 4:40 · Mark 11:22 · Luke 5:20 · Luke 7:9 · Luke 17:5 · Luke 17:6 · Luke 18:8 · Acts 14:9 · Acts 17:31 55×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 33 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 18 present 8 future 4 perfect 2 imperfect 1
Voice
middle 33
Mood
indicative 20 participle 9 infinitive 2 imperative 1 subjunctive 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 10:33 ἀρνήσηταί aorist middle subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 10:33 ἀρνήσομαι future middle indicative prospective Matthew 26:70 ἠρνήσατο aorist middle indicative completed Matthew 26:72 ἠρνήσατο aorist middle indicative completed Mark 14:68 ἠρνήσατο aorist middle indicative completed Mark 14:70 ἠρνεῖτο imperfect middle indicative background Luke 8:45 ἀρνουμένων present middle participle participle Luke 9:23 ἀρνησάσθω aorist middle imperative imperative Luke 12:9 ἀρνησάμενός aorist middle participle participle Luke 22:57 ἠρνήσατο aorist middle indicative completed John 1:20 ἠρνήσατο aorist middle indicative completed John 13:38 ἀρνήσῃ future middle indicative prospective John 18:25 ἠρνήσατο aorist middle indicative completed John 18:27 ἠρνήσατο aorist middle indicative completed Acts 3:13 ἠρνήσασθε aorist middle indicative completed Acts 3:14 ἠρνήσασθε aorist middle indicative completed Acts 4:16 ἀρνεῖσθαι present middle infinitive infinitive Acts 7:35 ἠρνήσαντο aorist middle indicative completed 1 Timothy 5:8 ἤρνηται perfect middle indicative resultant 2 Timothy 2:12 ἀρνησόμεθα future middle indicative prospective 2 Timothy 2:12 ἀρνήσεται future middle indicative prospective 2 Timothy 2:13 ἀρνήσασθαι aorist middle infinitive infinitive 2 Timothy 3:5 ἠρνημένοι perfect middle participle participle Titus 1:16 ἀρνοῦνται present middle indicative ongoing Titus 2:12 ἀρνησάμενοι aorist middle participle participle Hebrews 11:24 ἠρνήσατο aorist middle indicative completed 2 Peter 2:1 ἀρνούμενοι present middle participle participle 1 John 2:22 ἀρνούμενος present middle participle participle 1 John 2:22 ἀρνούμενος present middle participle participle 1 John 2:23 ἀρνούμενος present middle participle participle Jude 1:4 ἀρνούμενοι present middle participle participle Revelation 2:13 ἠρνήσω aorist middle indicative completed Revelation 3:8 ἠρνήσω aorist middle indicative completed
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Pictures (Robertson)
A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.
1 Corinthians 13 — The More Excellent Way of Love Acts 13 — The Spirit Sends the Mission and the Word Turns to the Gentiles Acts 14 — Through Many Hardships into the Kingdom Acts 15 — The Gospel of Grace Clarified and the Gentiles Received Acts 17 — The Gospel Reasoned from Scripture and Proclaimed to the Nations Acts 20 — Paul’s Farewell Charge to Shepherd the Church of God Acts 24 — Paul Before Felix: Resurrection Hope, Clear Conscience, and Coming Judgment Acts 26 — Paul Before Agrippa: The Risen Christ Sends Light to Jews and Gentiles Acts 3 — The Risen Christ Heals and Calls Israel to Repentance Acts 6 — Word Ministry, Servant Leadership, and Stephen’s Faithful Witness Colossians 1 — The Supremacy of Christ and the Gospel of Reconciliation Ephesians 2 — Made Alive by Grace and Made One in Christ Ephesians 6 — Household Faithfulness and Standing Firm in the Armor of God Galatians 2 — Justified by Faith: Gospel Unity, Apostolic Confrontation, and Life in Christ Galatians 3 — Faith, Promise, and the Curse-Bearing Christ Galatians 5 — Stand Firm in Freedom: Faith Working Through Love and Life by the Spirit Galatians 6 — Boasting Only in the Cross: Spirit-Shaped Community and New Creation John 13 — The Servant-Lord, the Washed Disciples, and the New Command of Love Luke 12 — Fear God, Confess Christ, Seek the Kingdom, and Be Ready Luke 17 — Faithful Servants, Grateful Cleansing, and the Coming Kingdom Luke 18 — Persistent Faith, Humble Mercy, and the King on the Road to Jerusalem Luke 22 — The Passover Betrayal, the New Covenant Meal, and the Suffering Servant King Luke 5 — The Authority of Jesus to Call, Cleanse, Forgive, and Make New Luke 7 — The Compassionate Lord Who Heals, Raises, Confirms, and Forgives Luke 8 — The Word Heard, the Kingdom Revealed, and the Lord’s Authority Displayed Luke 9 — The Christ Revealed, the Cross Announced, and the Jerusalem Road Begun Mark 10 — The Way of the Servant King: Marriage, Children, Wealth, Cross, Ransom, and Sight Mark 11 — The King Comes to Jerusalem: Fig Tree, Temple Judgment, Faith, Forgiveness, and Authority Mark 2 — The Son of Man Has Authority: Forgiveness, Fellowship, and Lordship Mark 4 — The Mystery of the Kingdom: Hearing, Fruitfulness, and the Lord over the Storm Mark 5 — The Authority of Jesus over Demons, Disease, and Death Matthew 10 — The Mission of the Twelve, Costly Witness, and Allegiance to Christ Matthew 15 — Tradition, the Heart, Gentile Faith, and the Compassionate Bread of the Messiah Matthew 17 — The Glory of the Son, the Coming of Elijah, the Failure of Little Faith, and the Son’s Humble Freedom Matthew 21 — The King Enters Jerusalem, Judges Fruitless Religion, and Exposes Rejected-Son Leadership Matthew 23 — Woes upon Hypocritical Leadership and the Lament over Jerusalem Matthew 8 — The Authority of Jesus over Uncleanness, Sickness, Discipleship, Storms, and Demons Matthew 9 — Authority to Forgive, Mercy for Sinners, and Compassion for the Harvest Philippians 1 — Gospel Partnership and Joyful Witness in Christ Philippians 3 — Counting All Things Loss and Pressing On Toward Christ Romans 1 — The Gospel Reveals the Righteousness of God and the Wrath of God Romans 10 — Christ the End of the Law and the Righteousness Received by Faith Romans 11 — The Remnant, the Grafted Gentiles, and the Mercy of God Toward Israel Romans 12 — Living Sacrifices, Renewed Minds, Humble Service, and Love Without Hypocrisy Romans 14 — Receiving One Another, Honoring the Lord, and Pursuing Peace in Matters of Conscience Romans 16 — Gospel Partnership, Holy Greeting, False-Teacher Warning, and Doxology to the God Who Establishes Romans 3 — All Under Sin and the Righteousness of God Revealed Through Faith in Christ Romans 5 — Peace with God, Rejoicing in Grace, and Life Through the One Man Jesus Christ Romans 9 — God’s Faithfulness, Sovereign Mercy, and Israel’s Stumbling Over Christ
A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain