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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ἀπαρνέομαιG533to deny
Pronunciationaparnéomai
To deny by refusing to recognize or disown; Peter's rejection of Christ exemplifies this word's gravity.
Open lexicon entry →ἑαυτοῦG1438themself
Pronunciationheautoû
Reflexive pronoun emphasizing the subject's action upon itself; also used reciprocally for "one another
Open lexicon entry →What does ἀπαρνησάσθω ἑαυτὸν (aparnēsasthō heauton) mean in the Bible?
ἀπαρνέομαι · ἑαυτοῦ is a Greek phrase meaning "deny himself".
Full entry for ἀπαρνησάσθω ἑαυτὸν (G533, G1438) · Open the biblical lexicon
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 groups3Aligned forms11TensesFuture, AoristVoicesMiddle, Passive
Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality8×
Future MiddleMatt 26:34 · Matt 26:75 · Mark 14:30 · Mark 14:72 · Luke 22:61 · Matt 26:35 · Mark 14:317×
Future PassiveLuke 12:91×
Imperativecommand or strong request2×
Aorist MiddleMatt 16:24 · Mark 8:342×
Subjunctivepossibility, probability, or purpose1×
Aorist MiddleLuke 22:341×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 11 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
future8aorist3
Voice
middle10passive1
Mood
indicative8imperative2subjunctive1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 16:24ἀπαρνησάσθωaorist middle imperativeimperativeMatthew 26:34ἀπαρνήσῃfuture middle indicativeprospectiveMatthew 26:35ἀπαρνήσομαιfuture middle indicativeprospectiveMatthew 26:75ἀπαρνήσῃfuture middle indicativeprospectiveMark 8:34ἀπαρνησάσθωaorist middle imperativeimperativeMark 14:30ἀπαρνήσῃfuture middle indicativeprospectiveMark 14:31ἀπαρνήσομαιfuture middle indicativeprospectiveMark 14:72ἀπαρνήσῃfuture middle indicativeprospectiveLuke 12:9ἀπαρνηθήσεταιfuture passive indicativeprospectiveLuke 22:34ἀπαρνήσῃaorist middle subjunctivesubjunctiveLuke 22:61ἀπαρνήσῃfuture middle indicativeprospective
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: