μεταμέλλομαι metamellomai · G3338

to repent

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)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

μεταμέλ-ομαι, ; rare except in present and imperfect: future - μελήσομαι []: aorist -εμελήθην []; also Epic dialect μετεμέμβλετο probably in []: perfect - μεμέλημαι []:—feel repentance, regret:—Constr.: ; 1 with participle, μετεμέλοντο οὐ δεξάμενοι they repented that they had not.., []; μ. ὅτι.. []; 2 μεταμέλεσθαί τινι repent at a thing, []; τινων []; 3 absolutely, change one's purpose or line of conduct, []; II causal in future participle, τὸ μεταμελησόμενον that which will cause regret, …

Where it's used 6 times

Matthew 21:29 · Matthew 21:32 · Matthew 27:3 · 2 Corinthians 7:8 · Hebrews 7:21 … and 1 more

Source: TBESG G3338; TFLSJ G3338

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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