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ἀρνέομαι

ἀρνέομαι, to deny, disown

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ἠρνούμην imperfect middle indicative 1st singular of ἀρνέομαι

ἠρνούμην imperfect middle indicative 1st singular of ἐρνόομαι

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ἀρνέομαι, fut. -ήσομαι A. Pr. 268, Ar. Ec. 365; also ἀρνηθήσομαι S. Ph. 527 (ἀπ-), Ev.Luc. 12.9: aor. Pass. ἠρνήθην freq. in Att., Th. 6.60, etc.: also aor. Med. ἠρνησάμην Hom. (v. infr.), Hdt. 3.1; rare in Trag. and Att., E. Ion 1026, Aeschin. 2.69, 3.324: pf. ἤρνημαι D. 28.24:—
  • deny, disown, τεὸν ἔπος ἀρνήσασθαι Il. 14.212, Od. 8.358, etc.; ἀ. ἀμφὶ βόεσσιν h.Merc. 390; ἀ. ἃ εἶπον E. Hec. 303: abs., Hdt. 2.174; ἀρνούμενοι ἔπαινοι negative praises, Plu. Adul. 2.58a.
      • 2 refuse, τόξον . . δόμεναί τε καὶ ἀρνήσασθαι Od. 21.345, cf. Hes. Op. 408, Hdt. 3.1; ἀ. γάμον Od. 1.249; ἀ. χρείαν decline, renounce a duty or office, D. 18.282; διαθήκην Id. 36.34; κληρονομίαν PFlor. 61.49 (i A.D.); ζωὰν ἀ., of a suicide, AP 7.473 (Aristodic.); δυνάμει τὸν βίον ἀ. S.E. M. 11.163; ἀ. ἀνθρώπους cast aside humanity, Him. Or. 2.10.
      • 3 abs., say No, decline, ὁ δʼ ἠρνεῖτο στεναχίζων Il. 19.304; αὐτὰρ ὅ γʼ ἠρνεῖτο στερεῶς 23.42, etc.
      • 4 in expressing denial, c. inf., either without μή, deny that . ., A. Eu. 611, E. IA 966; or with μή, say that . . not . ., Ar. Eq. 572, Antipho 3.3.7, etc.; οὐδʼ αὐτὸς ἀρνεῖται μὴ οὐ . . D.C. 50.22; also οὐκ ἂν ἀρνοίμην τὸ δρᾶν S. Ph. 118; ἀ. ὅτι οὐ . ., ὡς οὐ . ., X. Ath. 2.17, Lys. 4.1, D. 9.54.
      • 5 in expressing refusal, c. inf., ἀ. εἶναι χρηστούς Hdt. 6.13: poet. also c. part., οὐ γὰρ εὐτυχῶν ἀρνήσομαι E. Alc. 1158, cf. Or. 1582.

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