ἀρνέομαι
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂res-. Compare Avestan 𐬭𐬀𐬵- (rah-) and notably Albanian rrej.
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ar.né.o.mai̯/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /arˈne.o.mɛ/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /arˈne.o.mɛ/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /arˈne.o.me/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /arˈne.o.me/
Verb
ἀρνέομαι • (arnéomai)
- to deny, disown
- 7th–6th centuries BC, Homeric Hymn to Hermes 390
- to refuse
- (absolute) to say "no", decline, refuse
Inflection
Present: ἀρνέομαι (Uncontracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἀρνέομαι | ἀρνέῃ / ἀρνέει | ἀρνέεται | ἀρνέεσθον | ἀρνέεσθον | ἀρνεόμεθᾰ | ἀρνέεσθε | ἀρνέονται | ||||
| subjunctive | ἀρνέωμαι | ἀρνέῃ | ἀρνέηται | ἀρνέησθον | ἀρνέησθον | ἀρνεώμεθᾰ | ἀρνέησθε | ἀρνέωνται | |||||
| optative | ἀρνεοίμην | ἀρνέοιο | ἀρνέοιτο | ἀρνέοισθον | ἀρνεοίσθην | ἀρνεοίμεθᾰ | ἀρνέοισθε | ἀρνέοιντο | |||||
| imperative | ἀρνέου | ἀρνεέσθω | ἀρνέεσθον | ἀρνεέσθων | ἀρνέεσθε | ἀρνεέσθων | |||||||
| middle/passive | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἀρνέεσθαι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | ἀρνεόμενος | |||||||||||
| f | ἀρνεομένη | ||||||||||||
| n | ἀρνεόμενον | ||||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Present: ἀρνοῦμαι (Contracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἀρνοῦμαι | ἀρνεῖ, ἀρνῇ |
ἀρνεῖται | ἀρνεῖσθον | ἀρνεῖσθον | ἀρνούμεθᾰ | ἀρνεῖσθε | ἀρνοῦνται | ||||
| subjunctive | ἀρνῶμαι | ἀρνῇ | ἀρνῆται | ἀρνῆσθον | ἀρνῆσθον | ἀρνώμεθᾰ | ἀρνῆσθε | ἀρνῶνται | |||||
| optative | ἀρνοίμην | ἀρνοῖο | ἀρνοῖτο | ἀρνοῖσθον | ἀρνοίσθην | ἀρνοίμεθᾰ | ἀρνοῖσθε | ἀρνοῖντο | |||||
| imperative | ἀρνοῦ | ἀρνείσθω | ἀρνεῖσθον | ἀρνείσθων | ἀρνεῖσθε | ἀρνείσθων | |||||||
| middle/passive | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἀρνεῖσθαι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | ἀρνούμενος | |||||||||||
| f | ἀρνουμένη | ||||||||||||
| n | ἀρνούμενον | ||||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Imperfect: ἠρνεόμην (Uncontracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἠρνεόμην | ἠρνέου | ἠρνέετο | ἠρνέεσθον | ἠρνεέσθην | ἠρνεόμεθᾰ | ἠρνέεσθε | ἠρνέοντο | ||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Imperfect: ἠρνούμην (Contracted)
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἠρνούμην | ἠρνοῦ | ἠρνεῖτο | ἠρνεῖσθον | ἠρνείσθην | ἠρνούμεθᾰ | ἠρνεῖσθε | ἠρνοῦντο | ||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Future: ἀρνήσομαι, ἀρνηθήσομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle | indicative | ἀρνήσομαι | ἀρνήσῃ / ἀρνήσει | ἀρνήσεται | ἀρνήσεσθον | ἀρνήσεσθον | ἀρνησόμεθᾰ | ἀρνήσεσθε | ἀρνήσονται | ||||
| optative | ἀρνησοίμην | ἀρνήσοιο | ἀρνήσοιτο | ἀρνήσοισθον | ἀρνησοίσθην | ἀρνησοίμεθᾰ | ἀρνήσοισθε | ἀρνήσοιντο | |||||
| passive | indicative | ἀρνηθήσομαι | ἀρνηθήσῃ | ἀρνηθήσεται | ἀρνηθήσεσθον | ἀρνηθήσεσθον | ἀρνηθησόμεθᾰ | ἀρνηθήσεσθε | ἀρνηθήσονται | ||||
| optative | ἀρνηθησοίμην | ἀρνηθήσοιο | ἀρνηθήσοιτο | ἀρνηθήσοισθον | ἀρνηθησοίσθην | ἀρνηθησοίμεθᾰ | ἀρνηθήσοισθε | ἀρνηθήσοιντο | |||||
| middle | passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἀρνήσεσθαι | ἀρνηθήσεσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ἀρνησόμενος | ἀρνηθησόμενος | ||||||||||
| f | ἀρνησομένη | ἀρνηθησομένη | |||||||||||
| n | ἀρνησόμενον | ἀρνηθησόμενον | |||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Aorist: ἠρνησᾰ́μην, ἠρνήθην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle | indicative | ἠρνησᾰ́μην | ἠρνήσω | ἠρνήσᾰτο | ἠρνήσᾰσθον | ἠρνησᾰ́σθην | ἠρνησᾰ́μεθᾰ | ἠρνήσᾰσθε | ἠρνήσᾰντο | ||||
| subjunctive | ἀρνήσωμαι | ἀρνήσῃ | ἀρνήσηται | ἀρνήσησθον | ἀρνήσησθον | ἀρνησώμεθᾰ | ἀρνήσησθε | ἀρνήσωνται | |||||
| optative | ἀρνησαίμην | ἀρνήσαιο | ἀρνήσαιτο | ἀρνήσαισθον | ἀρνησαίσθην | ἀρνησαίμεθᾰ | ἀρνήσαισθε | ἀρνήσαιντο | |||||
| imperative | ἄρνησαι | ἀρνησᾰ́σθω | ἀρνήσᾰσθον | ἀρνησᾰ́σθων | ἀρνήσᾰσθε | ἀρνησᾰ́σθων | |||||||
| passive | indicative | ἠρνήθην | ἠρνήθης | ἠρνήθη | ἠρνήθητον | ἠρνηθήτην | ἠρνήθημεν | ἠρνήθητε | ἠρνήθησᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | ἀρνηθῶ | ἀρνηθῇς | ἀρνηθῇ | ἀρνηθῆτον | ἀρνηθῆτον | ἀρνηθῶμεν | ἀρνηθῆτε | ἀρνηθῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἀρνηθείην | ἀρνηθείης | ἀρνηθείη | ἀρνηθεῖτον / ἀρνηθείητον | ἀρνηθείτην / ἀρνηθειήτην | ἀρνηθεῖμεν / ἀρνηθείημεν | ἀρνηθεῖτε / ἀρνηθείητε | ἀρνηθεῖεν / ἀρνηθείησᾰν | |||||
| imperative | ἀρνήθητῐ | ἀρνηθήτω | ἀρνήθητον | ἀρνηθήτων | ἀρνήθητε | ἀρνηθέντων | |||||||
| middle | passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἀρνήσᾰσθαι | ἀρνηθῆναι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | ἀρνησᾰ́μενος | ἀρνηθείς | ||||||||||
| f | ἀρνησᾰμένη | ἀρνηθεῖσᾰ | |||||||||||
| n | ἀρνησᾰ́μενον | ἀρνηθέν | |||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Perfect: ἤρνημαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | ἤρνημαι | ἤρνησαι | ἤρνηται | ἤρνησθον | ἤρνησθον | ἠρνήμεθᾰ | ἤρνησθε | ἤρνηνται | ||||
| subjunctive | ἠρνημένος ὦ | ἠρνημένος ᾖς | ἠρνημένος ᾖ | ἠρνημένω ἦτον | ἠρνημένω ἦτον | ἠρνημένοι ὦμεν | ἠρνημένοι ἦτε | ἠρνημένοι ὦσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | ἠρνημένος εἴην | ἠρνημένος εἴης | ἠρνημένος εἴη | ἠρνημένω εἴητον / εἶτον | ἠρνημένω εἰήτην / εἴτην | ἠρνημένοι εἴημεν / εἶμεν | ἠρνημένοι εἴητε / εἶτε | ἠρνημένοι εἴησᾰν / εἶεν | |||||
| imperative | ἤρνησο | ἠρνήσθω | ἤρνησθον | ἠρνήσθων | ἤρνησθε | ἠρνήσθων | |||||||
| middle/passive | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | ἠρνῆσθαι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | ἠρνημένος | |||||||||||
| f | ἠρνημένη | ||||||||||||
| n | ἠρνημένον | ||||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Further reading
- “ἀρνέομαι”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ἀρνέομαι”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “ἀρνέομαι”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- ἀρνέομαι in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- ἀρνέομαι in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- ἀρνέομαι in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
- G720 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN