μετανοέωmetanoéō
to think differently or afterwards, i.e. reconsider (morally, feel compunction)
Greek (New Testament) · G3340
Meanings
to change one's mind or purpose, hence, to repent; in NT (exc. Luke 17:3, Luke 17:4), of repentance from sin, involving amendment: followed by ἀπό, Acts 8:22; ἔκ, Revelation 2:21, Revelation 2:22, Revelation 9:20, Revelation 9:21, Revelation 16:11 (מִן שׁוּב); ἐπί, 2 Corinthians 12:21; absolutely, Matthew 3:2, Matthew 4:17, Matthew 11:20, Matthew 12:41, Mark 1:15, Mark 6:12, Luke 11:32, Luke 13:3, Luke 13:5, Luke 15:7, Luke 15:10, Luke 16:30, Luke 17:3, Luke 17:4, Acts 2:38, Acts 3:19, Acts 17:30, Acts 26:20, Revelation 2:5, Revelation 2:16, Revelation 2:21, Revelation 3:3, Revelation 3:19; with infinitive, Revelation 16:9; ἐν σάκκῳ κ. σποδῷ, Matthew 11:21, Luke 10:13.
Synonyms
μεταμέλομαι, see that word
Same root
- μετάmetá · G3326properly, denoting accompaniment; "amid" (local or causal); modified variously according to the case (genitive association, or accusative succession) with which it is joined; occupying an intermediate position between G575 (ἀπό) or G1537 (ἐκ) and G1519 (εἰς) or G4314 (πρός); less intimate than G1722 (ἐν) and less close than G4862 (σύν))
- νοιέωnoiéō · G3539to exercise the mind (observe), i.e. (figuratively) to comprehend, heed
- μετάνοιαmetánoia · G3341(subjectively) compunction (for guilt, including reformation); by implication, reversal (of (another's) decision)
- ἀμετανόητοςametanóētos · G279unrepentant
Where it appears
Appears 34 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 3:2 “Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near.”
- Matthew 4:17 From then on Jesus began to preach, “Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near.”
- Matthew 11:20 Then Jesus began to denounce the towns where he had done so many of his miracles, because they hadn’t repented of their sins and turned to God.
- Matthew 11:21 “What sorrow awaits you, Korazin and Bethsaida! For if the miracles I did in you had been done in wicked Tyre and Sidon, their people would have repented of their sins long ago, clothing themselves in burlap and throwing ashes on their heads to show their remorse.
- Matthew 12:41 “The people of Nineveh will stand up against this generation on judgment day and condemn it, for they repented of their sins at the preaching of Jonah. Now someone greater than Jonah is here—but you refuse to repent.
- Mark 1:15 “The time promised by God has come at last!” he announced. “The Kingdom of God is near! Repent of your sins and believe the Good News!”
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.