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Lexicon :: Strong's G3340 - metanoeō

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μετανοέω
Transliteration
metanoeō (Key)
Pronunciation
met-an-o-eh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:975,636

Trench's Synonyms: lxix. μετανοέω, μεταμέλομαι.

Strong’s Definitions

μετανοέω metanoéō, met-an-o-eh'-o; from G3326 and G3539; to think differently or afterwards, i.e. reconsider (morally, feel compunction):—repent.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 34x

The KJV translates Strong's G3340 in the following manner: repent (34x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 34x
The KJV translates Strong's G3340 in the following manner: repent (34x).

  1. to change one's mind, i.e. to repent

  2. to change one's mind for better, heartily to amend with abhorrence of one's past sins

    "Repentance (metanoia, 'change of mind') involves a turning with contrition from sin to God; the repentant sinner is in the proper condition to accept the divine forgiveness." (F. F. Bruce. The Acts of the Apostles [Greek Text Commentary], London: Tyndale, 1952, p. 97.)
Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
μετανοέω metanoéō, met-an-o-eh'-o; from G3326 and G3539; to think differently or afterwards, i.e. reconsider (morally, feel compunction):—repent.
STRONGS G3340:
μετανοέω, μετάνω; future μετανοήσω; 1 aorist μετενόησα; from (Antiphon), Xenophon down; the Sept. several times for נִחַם; to change one's mind, i. e. to repent (to feel sorry that one has done this or that, Jonah 3:9), of having offended someone, Luke 17:3f; with ἐπί τίνι added (the dative of the wrong, Hebrew עַל, Amos 7:3; Joel 2:13; Jonah 3:10; Jonah 4:2), of (on account of) something (so Latinme paenitet alicujus rei), 2 Corinthians 12:21; used especially of those who, conscious of their sins and with manifest tokens of sorrow, are intent; on obtaining God's pardon; to repent (Latinpaenitentiam agere): μετανοῶ ἐν σάκκῳ καί σποδῷ, clothed in sackcloth and besprinkled with ashes, Matthew 11:21; Luke 10:13. to change one's mind for the better, heartily to amend with abhorrence of one's past sins: Matthew 3:2; Matthew 4:17; Mark 1:15 (cf. Matthew 3:6 ἐξομολογούμενοι τάς ἁμαρτίας αὐτῶν; Matthew 3:8 and Luke 3:8 καρπούς ἀξίους τῆς μετανοίας, i. e. conduct worthy of a heart changed and abhorring sin); (Matthew 11:20; Mark 6:12); Luke 13:3, 5; Luke 15:7, 10; Luke 16:30; Acts 2:38; Acts 3:19; Acts 17:30; Revelation 2:5, 16; Revelation 3:3, 19; on the phrase μετανοεῖν εἰς τό κήρυγμα τίνος, Matthew 12:41 and Luke 11:32, see εἰς, B. II. 2 d.; (Winer's Grammar, 397 (371)). Since τό μετανοεῖν expresses mental direction, the termini from which and to which may be specified: ἀπό τῆς κακίας, to withdraw or turn one's soul from, etc. (cf. Winers Grammar, 622 (577); especially Buttmann, 322 (277)), Acts 8:22; ἐκ τίνος, Revelation 2:21; Revelation 9:20; Revelation 16:11 (see ἐκ, I. 6; (cf. Buttmann, 327 (281), and Winer's Grammar, as above)); μετανοεῖν καί ἐπιστρέφειν ἐπί τόν Θεόν, Acts 26:20; followed by an infinitive indicating purpose (Winer's Grammar, 318 (298)), Revelation 16:9. (Synonym: see μεταμέλομαι.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Joel
2:13
Amos
7:3
Jonah
3:9; 3:10; 4:2
Matthew
3:2; 3:6; 3:8; 4:17; 11:20; 11:21; 12:41
Mark
1:15; 6:12
Luke
3:8; 10:13; 11:32; 13:3; 13:5; 15:7; 15:10; 16:30; 17:3
Acts
2:38; 3:19; 8:22; 17:30; 26:20
2 Corinthians
12:21
Revelation
2:5; 2:16; 2:21; 3:3; 3:19; 9:20; 16:9; 16:11

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3340 matches the Greek μετανοέω (metanoeō),
which occurs 34 times in 32 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:2 - καὶ λέγων, Μετανοεῖτε· G3340 ἤγγικεν γὰρ ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 4:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:17 - Ἀπὸ τότε ἤρξατο ὁ Ἰησοῦς κηρύσσειν καὶ λέγειν Μετανοεῖτε· G3340 ἤγγικεν γὰρ ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 11:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:20 - Τότε ἤρξατο ὀνειδίζειν τὰς πόλεις ἐν αἷς ἐγένοντο αἱ πλεῖσται δυνάμεις αὐτοῦ ὅτι οὖ μετενόησαν· G3340

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 11:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:21 - Οὐαί σοι Χοραζίν, οὐαί σοι Βηθσαϊδάν· ὅτι εἰ ἐν Τύρῳ καὶ Σιδῶνι ἐγένοντο αἱ δυνάμεις αἱ γενόμεναι ἐν ὑμῖν πάλαι ἂν ἐν σάκκῳ καὶ σποδῷ μετενόησαν G3340

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:41

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:41 - ἄνδρες Νινευῖται ἀναστήσονται ἐν τῇ κρίσει μετὰ τῆς γενεᾶς ταύτης καὶ κατακρινοῦσιν αὐτήν, ὅτι μετενόησαν G3340 εἰς τὸ κήρυγμα Ἰωνᾶ καὶ ἰδού, πλεῖον Ἰωνᾶ ὧδε

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:15 - καὶ λέγων ὅτι Πεπλήρωται ὁ καιρὸς καὶ ἤγγικεν ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ· μετανοεῖτε G3340 καὶ πιστεύετε ἐν τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:12 - Καὶ ἐξελθόντες ἐκήρυσσον ἵνα μετανοήσωσιν G3340

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 10:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:13 - Οὐαί σοι Χωραζίν οὐαί σοι Βηθσαϊδά· ὅτι εἰ ἐν Τύρῳ καὶ Σιδῶνι ἐγένοντο, αἱ δυνάμεις αἱ γενόμεναι ἐν ὑμῖν πάλαι ἂν ἐν σάκκῳ καὶ σποδῷ καθήμεναι μετενόησαν G3340

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:32 - ἄνδρες Νινευΐ ἀναστήσονται ἐν τῇ κρίσει μετὰ τῆς γενεᾶς ταύτης καὶ κατακρινοῦσιν αὐτήν· ὅτι μετενόησαν G3340 εἰς τὸ κήρυγμα Ἰωνᾶ καὶ ἰδού, πλεῖον Ἰωνᾶ ὧδε

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 13:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:3 - οὐχί λέγω ὑμῖν ἀλλ᾽ ἐὰν μὴ μετανοῆτε G3340 πάντες ὡσαύτως ἀπολεῖσθε

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 13:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:5 - οὐχί λέγω ὑμῖν ἀλλ᾽ ἐὰν μὴ μετανοῆτε G3340 πάντες ὁμοίως ἀπολεῖσθε

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 15:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:7 - λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι οὕτως χαρὰ ἔσται ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ ἐπὶ ἑνὶ ἁμαρτωλῷ μετανοοῦντι G3340 ἢ ἐπὶ ἐννενήκονταεννέα δικαίοις οἵτινες οὐ χρείαν ἔχουσιν μετανοίας

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 15:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:10 - οὕτως λέγω ὑμῖν χαρὰ γίνεται ἐνώπιον τῶν ἀγγέλων τοῦ θεοῦ ἐπὶ ἑνὶ ἁμαρτωλῷ μετανοοῦντι G3340

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 16:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:30 - ὁ δὲ εἶπεν Οὐχί πάτερ Ἀβραάμ ἀλλ᾽ ἐάν τις ἀπὸ νεκρῶν πορευθῇ πρὸς αὐτοὺς μετανοήσουσιν G3340

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 17:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:3 - προσέχετε ἑαυτοῖς ἐὰν δὲ ἁμάρτῃ εἰς σὲ ὁ ἀδελφός σου ἐπιτίμησον αὐτῷ καὶ ἐὰν μετανοήσῃ G3340 ἄφες αὐτῷ

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 17:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:4 - καὶ ἐὰν ἑπτάκις τῆς ἡμέρας ἁμάρτη εἰς σὲ καὶ ἑπτάκις τῆς ἡμέρας ἐπιστρέψῃ ἐπὶ σὲ λέγων, Μετανοῶ G3340 ἀφήσεις αὐτῷ

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:38

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:38 - Πέτρος δὲ ἔφη πρὸς αὐτούς Μετανοήσατε G3340 καὶ βαπτισθήτω ἕκαστος ὑμῶν ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματι Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ εἰς ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν καὶ λήψεσθε τὴν δωρεὰν τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 3:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:19 - μετανοήσατε G3340 οὖν καὶ ἐπιστρέψατε εἰς τὸ ἐξαλειφθῆναι ὑμῶν τὰς ἁμαρτίας ὅπως ἄν ἔλθωσιν καιροί ἀναψύξεως ἀπό προσώπου τοῦ κυρίου

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:22 - μετανόησον G3340 οὖν ἀπὸ τῆς κακίας σου ταύτης καὶ δεήθητι τοῦ Θεοῦ, εἰ ἄρα ἀφεθήσεταί σοι ἡ ἐπίνοια τῆς καρδίας σου

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 17:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:30 - τοὺς μὲν οὖν χρόνους τῆς ἀγνοίας ὑπεριδὼν ὁ θεὸς τὰ νῦν παραγγέλλει τοῖς ἀνθρώποις πάσιν πανταχοῦ μετανοεῖν G3340

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:20 - ἀλλὰ τοῖς ἐν Δαμασκῷ πρῶτόν καὶ Ἱεροσολύμοις εἰς πᾶσάν τε τὴν χώραν τῆς Ἰουδαίας καὶ τοῖς ἔθνεσιν ἀπαγγέλλων μετανοεῖν G3340 καὶ ἐπιστρέφειν ἐπὶ τὸν θεόν ἄξια τῆς μετανοίας ἔργα πράσσοντας

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 12:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 12:21 - μὴ πάλιν ἐλθόντα με ταπεινώσῃ ὁ θεός μου πρὸς ὑμᾶς καὶ πενθήσω πολλοὺς τῶν προημαρτηκότων καὶ μὴ μετανοησάντων G3340 ἐπὶ τῇ ἀκαθαρσίᾳ καὶ πορνείᾳ καὶ ἀσελγείᾳ ᾗ ἔπραξαν

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:5 - μνημόνευε οὖν πόθεν ἐκπέπτωκας, καὶ μετανόησον G3340 καὶ τὰ πρῶτα ἔργα ποίησον· εἰ δὲ μή ἔρχομαί σοι τάχει καὶ κινήσω τὴν λυχνίαν σου ἐκ τοῦ τόπου αὐτῆς ἐὰν μὴ μετανοήσῃς G3340

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:16 - μετανόησον G3340 εἰ δὲ μή ἔρχομαί σοι ταχύ καὶ πολεμήσω μετ᾽ αὐτῶν ἐν τῇ ῥομφαίᾳ τοῦ στόματός μου

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:21 - καὶ ἔδωκα αὐτῇ χρόνον ἵνα μετανοήσῃ G3340 ἐκ τῆς πορνείας αὐτῆς καὶ οὐ μετενόησεν G3340

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 2:22

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:22 - ἰδού, ἐγὼ βάλλω αὐτὴν εἰς κλίνην καὶ τοὺς μοιχεύοντας μετ᾽ αὐτῆς εἰς θλῖψιν μεγάλην ἐὰν μὴ μετανοήσωσιν G3340 ἐκ τῶν ἔργων αὐτῶν

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:3 - μνημόνευε οὖν πῶς εἴληφας καὶ ἤκουσας καὶ τήρει καὶ μετανόησον G3340 ἐὰν οὖν μὴ γρηγορήσῃς ἥξω ἐπὶ σέ ὡς κλέπτης καὶ οὐ μὴ γνῷς ποίαν ὥραν ἥξω ἐπὶ σε

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 3:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:19 - ἐγὼ ὅσους ἐὰν φιλῶ ἐλέγχω καὶ παιδεύω· ζήλωσον οὖν καὶ μετανόησον G3340

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 9:20

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 9:20 - Καὶ οἱ λοιποὶ τῶν ἀνθρώπων οἳ οὐκ ἀπεκτάνθησαν ἐν ταῖς πληγαῖς ταύταις οὔτε μετενόησαν G3340 ἐκ τῶν ἔργων τῶν χειρῶν αὐτῶν ἵνα μὴ προσκυνήσωσιν τὰ δαιμόνια καὶ εἴδωλα τὰ χρυσᾶ καὶ τὰ ἀργυρᾶ καὶ τὰ χαλκᾶ καὶ τὰ λίθινα καὶ τὰ ξύλινα ἃ οὔτε βλέπειν δύναται οὔτε ἀκούειν οὔτε περιπατεῖν

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 9:21

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 9:21 - καὶ οὐ μετενόησαν G3340 ἐκ τῶν φόνων αὐτῶν οὔτε ἐκ τῶν φαρμακειῶν αὐτῶν οὔτε ἐκ τῆς πορνείας αὐτῶν οὔτε ἐκ τῶν κλεμμάτων αὐτῶν

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 16:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:9 - καὶ ἐκαυματίσθησαν οἱ ἄνθρωποι καῦμα μέγα καὶ ἐβλασφήμησαν τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ θεοῦ τοῦ ἔχοντος ἐξουσίαν ἐπὶ τὰς πληγὰς ταύτας καὶ οὐ μετενόησαν G3340 δοῦναι αὐτῷ δόξαν

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 16:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:11 - καὶ ἐβλασφήμησαν τὸν θεὸν τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἐκ τῶν πόνων αὐτῶν καὶ ἐκ τῶν ἑλκῶν αὐτῶν καὶ οὐ μετενόησαν G3340 ἐκ τῶν ἔργων αὐτῶν
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