aparneomai describes denying a person or, in calls to follow Jesus, denying oneself.

The dominant use concerns denying a person in the setting of Peter's foretold and rejected denials, while Luke 12:9 also uses the term in a warning about being denied before God's angels. In two calls to follow Jesus, the action is directed toward oneself alongside taking up the cross.

1. Denying a person or claimed association · dominant

   Future middle indicative forms occur in predictions that Peter will deny Jesus, while Peter answers that he will not do so in Mark 14:30, Mark 14:31, Matthew 26:34, and Matthew 26:35. In Luke 22:34 the APB renders the clause as Peter denying that he knows Jesus three times; Luke 12:9 uses the future passive form in the warning that the person who denies Jesus before people will be denied before God's angels.

   Luke 12:9Luke 22:34Mark 14:30Mark 14:31Matthew 26:34Matthew 26:35
2. Denying oneself in following Jesus · occasional

   In Mark 8:34 and Matthew 16:24, the aorist middle singular form occurs in the condition for coming after Jesus, alongside taking up a cross and following him. The APB renders the clause in each verse as "let him deny himself."

   Mark 8:34Matthew 16:24

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB consistently uses forms of "deny," including "deny me," "deny you," and "deny himself." Because the APB is a whole-verse translation, these renderings confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than isolate every contribution of the Greek form.