μετανοέω metanoeō

Greek word for “to repent” · Strong’s G3340 · used 34 times in 32 verses

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Meaning

μετα-νοέω, -ῶ; to change one's mind or purpose, hence, to repent;

How it is translated

Glosses given for metanoeō in context, with how often each is used:

• do repent 10
• repented 5
• shall repent 5
• repent 4
• may repent 2
• repenting 2
• have repented 1
• would have repented 1
• will repent 1
• having repented 1
• did they repent 1
• did repent 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Revelation 2 (4), Matthew 11 (2), Luke 13 (2), Luke 15 (2), Luke 17 (2), Revelation 3 (2), Revelation 9 (2), Revelation 16 (2), Matthew 3 (1), Matthew 4 (1)

Forms

• μετενόησαν 9
• μετανόησον 5
• μετανοεῖτε 3
• μετανοῆτε 2
• μετανοοῦντι 2
• μετανοήσῃ 2
• μετανοήσατε 2
• μετανοεῖν 2
• μετανοῶσιν 1
• μετανοήσουσιν 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with metanoeō more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• ἐάν ean “if” 9
• ἔργον ergon “work” 5
• πορνεία porneia “sexual sin” 3
• Χοραζίν Chorazin “Chorazin” 2
• ἐπιστρέφω epistrephō “to turn” 3
• ἐγγίζω engizō “to come near” 3
• σποδός spodos “ashes” 2
• Νινευΐτης Nineuitēs “Ninevite” 2
• σάκκος sakkos “sackcloth” 2
• οὐχί ouchi “not!” 3
• εἰ ei “if” 5
• πάλαι palai “of old” 2

Key verses

The verses using metanoeō that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 3:2 — And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
• Matthew 11:21 — Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented…
• Luke 15:10 — Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.
• Acts 2:38 — Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the…
• Acts 3:19 — Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
• Acts 17:30 — And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:
• Acts 26:20 — But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judæa, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to…
• 2 Corinthians 12:21 — And lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and that I shall bewail many which have sinned already, and have not repented of the uncleanness…
• Revelation 2:5 — Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out…
• Revelation 3:3 — Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou…
• Revelation 3:19 — As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
• Revelation 9:20 — And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.