What does ἀρνέομαι · ἑαυτοῦ mean in the Bible?
ἀρνέομαι · ἑαυτοῦ is a Greek phrase meaning "to deny oneself, renounce self-rule".
Greek · G720, G1438
ἀρνησάσθω ἑαυτὸν
To deny · themself
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ἀρνέομαι G720 to deny
Pronunciation arnéomai
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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 ἀρνησάσθω ἑαυτὸν (arnēsasthō heauton) mean in the Bible?
ἀρνέομαι · ἑαυτοῦ is a Greek phrase meaning "to deny oneself, renounce self-rule".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G720, G1438?
G720, G1438 is connected to 33 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. to deny oneself, renounce self-rule
Source Gloss
to deny oneself, renounce self-rule
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 5 Aligned forms 33 Tenses Aorist, Present, Future, Imperfect, Perfect Voices Middle
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 20×
Aorist Middle Matt 26:70 · Matt 26:72 · Mark 14:68 · Luke 22:57 · John 1:20 · John 18:25 · John 18:27 · Heb 11:24 · Acts 3:13 · Acts 3:14 · Rev 2:13 · Rev 3:8 · Acts 7:35 13×
Future Middle Matt 10:33 · John 13:38 · 2 Tim 2:12 4×
Imperfect Middle Mark 14:70 1×
Perfect Middle 1 Tim 5:8 1×
Present Middle Titus 1:16 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 9×
Present Middle 1 John 2:22 · 1 John 2:23 · 2 Pet 2:1 · Jude 1:4 · Luke 8:45 6×
Aorist Middle Luke 12:9 · Titus 2:12 2×
Perfect Middle 2 Tim 3:5 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Aorist Middle Matt 10:33 1×
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Aorist Middle Luke 9:23 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 2×
Present Middle Acts 4:16 1×
Aorist Middle 2 Tim 2:13 1×
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 Origins
ἀρνησάσθω 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