Metamellomai μεταμέλλομαι
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| μεταμέλλομαι | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | metamellomai |
| Strong's number | G3338 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to repent |
| Occurrences | 6 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | Matthew (3) |
Metamellomai (Greek μεταμέλλομαι, Strong's G3338) is a Greek verb meaning “to repent”. It occurs 6 times in 5 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
μετα-μέλομαι
[in LXX chiefly for נָהַם: ni. ;]
depon., pass.,
to regret, repent one: Mat.21:30, 32 27:3, 2Co.7:8, Heb.7:21" (LXX) †
SYN.: μετανοέω, to change one's mind, repent. On the distinction, difficult to maintain by usage, between these words, see Thayer, see word; Tr., Syn., § lxix (AS)
[in LXX chiefly for נָהַם: ni. ;]
depon., pass.,
to regret, repent one: Mat.21:30, 32 27:3, 2Co.7:8, Heb.7:21" (LXX) †
SYN.: μετανοέω, to change one's mind, repent. On the distinction, difficult to maintain by usage, between these words, see Thayer, see word; Tr., Syn., § lxix (AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | repent (3), he repented (1), repented (1), himself (1), do (1), will (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | he changed his mind (1), did not repent (1), he was filled with remorse (1), i do not regret (1), i did regret (1), will not change his mind (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Metamellomai, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 21:29He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.‘I will not,’ he replied. But later he changed his mind and went.
- Matthew 21:32For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.For John came to you in a righteous way and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him.
- Matthew 27:3Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,When Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was filled with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders.
2 Corinthians
- 2 Corinthians 7:8For though I made you sorry with a letter, I do not repent, though I did repent: for I perceive that the same epistle hath made you sorry, though it were but for a season.Even if I caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it. Although I did regret it, I now see that my letter caused you sorrow, but only for a short time.
Hebrews
- Hebrews 7:21(For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:)but Jesus became a priest with an oath by the One who said to Him: “The Lord has sworn and will not change His mind: ‘You are a priest forever.’”
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).