μετάνοια metanoia

Greek word for “repentance” · Strong’s G3341 · used 22 times in 22 verses

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Meaning

μετάνοια, -οίας, ἡ; (μετανοέω);

How it is translated

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

• repentance 22

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Matthew 3 (2), Luke 3 (2), 2 Corinthians 7 (2), Hebrews 6 (2), Mark 1 (1), Luke 5 (1), Luke 15 (1), Luke 24 (1), Acts 5 (1), Acts 11 (1)

Forms

• μετάνοιαν 11
• μετανοίας 10
• μετάνοιάν 1

Words used with it

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

• ἄφεσις aphesis “forgiveness” 4
• βάπτισμα baptisma “baptism” 4
• ἄξιος axios “worthy” 3
• ἁμαρτία hamartia “sin” 4
• κηρύσσω kērussō “to preach” 3
• βαπτίζω baptizō “to baptize” 3
• Ἰωάννης Iōannēs “John” 3
• ἔθνος ethnos “Gentiles” 3
• μετανοέω metanoeō “to repent” 2
• ἁμαρτωλός hamartōlos “sinful” 2
• καρπός karpos “fruit” 2
• Ἰσραήλ Israēl “Israel” 2

Key verses

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

• Matthew 3:8 — Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:
• Matthew 3:11 — I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with…
• Luke 24:47 — And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
• Acts 5:31 — Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.
• Acts 11:18 — When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life.
• Acts 20:21 — Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
• 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…
• Romans 2:4 — Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
• 2 Corinthians 7:10 — For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
• 2 Timothy 2:25 — In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;
• Hebrews 6:1 — Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of…
• 2 Peter 3:9 — The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all…

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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.