ἀπαρνέομαι

aparneomai

deny utterly

Appears 9 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Prior Analytics 7
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Book I 5
Chapter 23 40b17–41b5

41a9
41a11

Chapter 32 46b40–47b14

47b2
47b3
47b4
Book II 2
Chapter 15 63b22–64b27

63b36
63b37
Nicomachean Ethics 1
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Book IV 1
Chapter 7 1127a13–1127b32

1127b25
Topics 1
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Book V 1
Chapter 1 128b14–129a35

128b28

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀπαρνέομαι, fut. -ήσομαι Pl. Grg. 461c: aor.ἀπηρνησάμην Call. Cer. 75,107, A.R. 3.1133 (v.l.), Ev.Matt. 16.24, al., but in Trag. and Att., -ηρνήθην S. Tr. 480, E. Hipp. 1266, Th. 6.56, etc.:—Α. deny utterly, Hdt. 6.69; κλέψαντες ἀπαρνεῖσθαι Antipho 2.3.4; μή . . ἀπαρνηθεὶς γένῃ Pl. Sph. 217c; ἀπαρνηθῆναί τι to refuse, reject it, Th. l.c., etc.; ἀ. μή c. inf., τὸν . . ἀπαρνηθέντα μὴ χρᾶναι E. l.c.; οὐκ ἀπαρνοῦμαι τὸ μή (sc. δρᾶσαι) S. Ant. 443, Aj. 96; τίνα οἴει ἀπαρνήσεσθαι μὴ οὐ . .; Pl. Grg. 461c; οἷός ἐστι μὴ ἂν ἀ. χαρίσασθαι Id. Phdr. 256a. 2. in Logic, opp. κατηγορεῖν, deny, Arist. APr. 41a9:—Pass., ib.63b37. 3. ἀ. ἑαυτόν deny oneself, Ev.Matt. 16.24, al. II. Pass., fut. ἀπαρνηθήσεται it shall be denied or refused, S. Ph. 527, cf. Ev.Luc. 12.9, dub. in LXXIs. 31.7: aor. ὥνθρωπος ἓν μὲν οἶδεν, ἓν δʼ ἀπηρνήθη was refused, Herod. 4.74.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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