deny

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

verb transitive or absolute

P. and V. ἀρνεῖσθαι, ἀπαρνεῖσθαι, ἐξαρνεῖσθαι, V. καταρνεῖσθαι, ἄπαρνος καθίστασθαι (gen.), Ar. and P. ἔξαρνος εἶναι (acc. or absol.).

say no: P. and V. οὐ φάναι, οὐ φάσκειν, ἀποφάναι.

deny on oath: P. and V. ἀπομνύναι, ἐξομνύναι (or mid.).

disown: P. and V. ἀπειπεῖν, ἀπαξιοῦν (Euripides, Electra 256), ἀναίνεσθαι (Dem. but rare P.), V. ἀπεύχεσθαι (Aesch., Eumenides 608).

grudge, refuse: P. and V. φθονεῖν (gen., V. also acc.).

surely the fairest of women. who will deny it? V. πῶς δ' οὐκ ἀρίστη; τίς δ' ἐναντιώσεται (Euripides, Alcibiades 152).

none of those things are denied by me: V. ἐμοὶ δὲ τούτων οὐδέν ἐστ' ἀρνήσιμον (Sophocles, Philoctetes 74).

lo, I stretch forth (my hand), and nothing shall be denied (i. e., refused): V. ἰδοὺ προτείνω, κουδὲν ἀντειρήσεται (Sophocles, Trachiniae 1184).

the ship shall take you and shall net be denied (i. e., refused): V. ἡ ναῦς γὰρ ἄξει κοὐκ ἀπαρνηθήσεται (Sophocles, Philoctetes 527).

inclined to deny: use adj., Ar. ἐξαρνητικός.