ἀρνέομαι

ἀρνέομαι -οῦμαι, depon.,

[in LXX: 1 Mos 18,15 (כָּחַשׁ pi.), Wis 12,27; 16,16; 17,10, 4Ma 8,7 4Mac 10,15 * ;]

1. to deny, say no, opposite to είπεῖν: absol., Matt 26,70, Luk 8,45; before ἅτι, 1 Joh 2,22 with inf., Hebr 11,24

2. In late Gk. (MM, see word), with accusative of person(s), to deny, refuse to acknowledge, disown: ApG 3,14; 7,35; Ἰησοῦν, Matt 10,33, 2 Tim 2,12, 1 Joh 2,22, Jud 4; ἑαυτόν, Luk 9,23, 2 Tim 2,13 (prove false to)

3. C. accusative of thing(s) (in cl. to refuse), to deny, abjure: 1 Tim 5,8, Tit 2,12, 2 Tim 3,5 (cf. ἀπαρνέομαι)