What does ἀπαρνέομαι · ἑαυτοῦ mean in the Bible?
ἀπαρνέομαι · ἑαυτοῦ is a Greek phrase meaning "deny himself".
Greek · G533, G1438
ἀπαρνησάσθω ἑαυτὸν
To deny · themself
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ἀπαρνέομαι G533 to deny
Pronunciation aparnéomai
To deny by refusing to recognize or disown; Peter's rejection of Christ exemplifies this word's gravity.
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ἑαυτοῦ G1438 themself
Pronunciation heautoû
Reflexive pronoun emphasizing the subject's action upon itself; also used reciprocally for "one another
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What does ἀπαρνησάσθω ἑαυτὸν (aparnēsasthō heauton) mean in the Bible?
ἀπαρνέομαι · ἑαυτοῦ is a Greek phrase meaning "deny himself".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G533, G1438?
G533, G1438 is connected to 11 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. deny himself
Source Gloss
deny himself
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 11 Tenses Future, Aorist Voices Middle, Passive
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 8×
Future Middle Matt 26:34 · Matt 26:75 · Mark 14:30 · Mark 14:72 · Luke 22:61 · Matt 26:35 · Mark 14:31 7×
Future Passive Luke 12:9 1×
Imperative command or strong request 2×
Aorist Middle Matt 16:24 · Mark 8:34 2×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Aorist Middle Luke 22:34 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 11 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
future 8 aorist 3
Voice
middle 10 passive 1
Mood
indicative 8 imperative 2 subjunctive 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 16:24 ἀπαρνησάσθω aorist middle imperative imperative Matthew 26:34 ἀπαρνήσῃ future middle indicative prospective Matthew 26:35 ἀπαρνήσομαι future middle indicative prospective Matthew 26:75 ἀπαρνήσῃ future middle indicative prospective Mark 8:34 ἀπαρνησάσθω aorist middle imperative imperative Mark 14:30 ἀπαρνήσῃ future middle indicative prospective Mark 14:31 ἀπαρνήσομαι future middle indicative prospective Mark 14:72 ἀπαρνήσῃ future middle indicative prospective Luke 12:9 ἀπαρνηθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Luke 22:34 ἀπαρνήσῃ aorist middle subjunctive subjunctive Luke 22:61 ἀπαρνήσῃ future middle indicative prospective
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 Origins
ἀπαρνησάσθω ἑαυτὸν is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain