What does ἀπαρνέομαι (aparnéomai) mean in the Bible?
ἀπαρνέομαι (aparnéomai): To deny by refusing to recognize or disown; Peter's rejection of Christ exemplifies this word's gravity.
Greek · G533
ἀπαρνέομαι
To deny
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ἀπαρνέομαι G533
Pronunciation aparnéomai
What does ἀπαρνέομαι (aparnéomai) mean in the Bible?
ἀπαρνέομαι (aparnéomai): To deny by refusing to recognize or disown; Peter's rejection of Christ exemplifies this word's gravity.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G533?
The BSB source-word alignment has 11 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include you will deny (5), he must deny (2), I will never deny (2), will be denied (1), you have denied (1).
Where does ἀπαρνέομαι (aparnéomai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 16:24. Its strongest book concentrations include Mark (4), Matthew (4), Luke (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It you will deny 5× Matthew 26:34, Matthew 26:75, Mark 14:30, Mark 14:72
he must deny 2× Matthew 16:24, Mark 8:34
I will never deny 2× Matthew 26:35, Mark 14:31
will be denied 1× Luke 12:9
you have denied 1× Luke 22:34
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 16:24 ἀπαρνησάσθω to he must deny Verb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 3rd Person Singular Matthew 26:34 ἀπαρνήσῃ to you will deny Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Singular Matthew 26:35 ἀπαρνήσομαι to I will never deny Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular Matthew 26:75 ἀπαρνήσῃ to you will deny Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Singular Mark 8:34 ἀπαρνησάσθω to he must deny Verb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 3rd Person Singular Mark 14:30 ἀπαρνήσῃ to you will deny Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Singular Mark 14:31 ἀπαρνήσομαι to I will never deny Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular Mark 14:72 ἀπαρνήσῃ to you will deny Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Singular Luke 12:9 ἀπαρνηθήσεται to will be denied Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Luke 22:34 ἀπαρνήσῃ to you have denied Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 2nd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 16:24
Aligned rows 11
Books represented 3
Matthew 4 Mark 4 Luke 3
Source forms
ἀπαρνήσῃ 6x aparnēsē Matthew 26:34, Matthew 26:75, Mark 14:30, Mark 14:72
ἀπαρνησάσθω 2x aparnēsasthō Matthew 16:24, Mark 8:34
ἀπαρνήσομαι 2x aparnēsomai Matthew 26:35, Mark 14:31
ἀπαρνηθήσεται 1x aparnēthēsetai Luke 12:9
Parsing patterns
Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Singular 5x Matthew 26:34, Matthew 26:75, Mark 14:30, Mark 14:72
Verb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 3rd Person Singular 2x Matthew 16:24, Mark 8:34
Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular 2x Matthew 26:35, Mark 14:31
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 2nd Person Singular 1x Luke 22:34
Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x Luke 12:9
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To deny by refusing to recognize or disown; Peter's rejection of Christ exemplifies this word's gravity.
Strong's G533
Lexical occurrences 11 verses Greek text appearances 13 times Word forms 3 forms 11 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 9:23–27 Source Gloss
to deny
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
13 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 16:24 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Middle Deponent Imperative
ἀπαρνησάσθω aparnhsasqw
I deny, disown, disregard
Read verse Matthew 26:34 Verb Second Person Singular Future Middle Deponent Indicative
ἀπαρνήσῃ aparnhsh
I deny, disown, disregard
Read verse Matthew 26:35 Verb First Person Singular Future Middle Deponent Indicative
ἀπαρνήσομαι. aparnhsomai
I deny, disown, disregard
Read verse Matthew 26:75 Verb Second Person Singular Future Middle Deponent Indicative
ἀπαρνήσῃ aparnhsh
I deny, disown, disregard
Read verse Mark 8:34 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Middle Deponent Imperative
ἀπαρνησάσθω aparnhsasqw
I deny, disown, disregard
Read verse Mark 14:30 Verb Second Person Singular Future Middle Deponent Indicative
ἀπαρνήσῃ aparnhsh
I deny, disown, disregard
Read verse Mark 14:31 Verb First Person Singular Future Middle Deponent Indicative
ἀπαρνήσομαι. aparnhsomai
I deny, disown, disregard
Read verse Mark 14:72 Verb Second Person Singular Future Middle Deponent Indicative
ἀπαρνήσῃ aparnhsh
I deny, disown, disregard
Read verse Luke 9:23 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Middle Deponent Imperative
ἀπαρνησάσθω aparnhsasqw
I deny, disown, disregard
Read verse Luke 12:9 Verb Third Person Singular Future Passive Indicative
ἀπαρνηθήσεται aparnhqhsetai
I deny, disown, disregard
Read verse Luke 22:34 Verb Second Person Singular Future Middle Deponent Indicative
ἀπαρνήσῃ aparnhsh
I deny, disown, disregard
Read verse Luke 22:61 Verb Second Person Singular Future Middle Deponent Indicative
ἀπαρνήσῃ aparnhsh
I deny, disown, disregard
Read verse John 13:38 Verb Second Person Singular Future Middle Deponent Indicative
ἀπαρνήσῃ aparnhsh
I deny, disown, disregard
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
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
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
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)
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Additional Occurrences
Luke 9:23–27 ἀπαρνησάσθω aparnéomai
Let him deny
Mark 14:26–31 ἀπαρνέομαι aparnéomai
to deny completely, renounce
Mark 14:66–72 ἀπαρνέομαι aparnéomai
to deny completely; renounce
Mark 8:34–38 ἀπαρνέομαι aparnéomai
to deny utterly, renounce
New Testament Witnesses
deny oneself
Showing 5 selected witnesses from 11 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ἀπαρνέομαι is built from these roots:
Why This Word Matters
Describes decisive renunciation of self-rule.
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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