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Lexicon :: Strong's G3338 - metamelomai

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μεταμέλομαι
Transliteration
metamelomai (Key)
Pronunciation
met-am-el'-lom-ahee
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From μετά (G3326) and the middle voice of μέλει (G3199)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:626,589

Trench's Synonyms: lxix. μετανοέω, μεταμέλομαι.

Strong’s Definitions

†μεταμέλλομαι metaméllomai, met-am-el'-lom-ahee; from G3326 and the middle voice of G3199; to care afterwards, i.e. regret:—repent (self).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's G3338 in the following manner: repent (5x), repent (one's) self (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's G3338 in the following manner: repent (5x), repent (one's) self (1x).

  1. it is a care to one afterwards

    1. it repents one, to repent one's self

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†μεταμέλλομαι metaméllomai, met-am-el'-lom-ahee; from G3326 and the middle voice of G3199; to care afterwards, i.e. regret:—repent (self).
STRONGS G3338:
μεταμέλομαι; imperfect μετεμελόμην; passive, 1 aorist μετεμελήθην; 1 future μεταμεληθήσομαι; (from μέλομαι, middle of μέλω); from Thucydides down; the Sept. for נִחַם; a deponent passive; properly, it is a care to one afterward (see μετά, III. 2), i. e. it repents one; to repent oneself (in R. V. uniformly with this reflexive rendering (except 2 Corinthians 7:8, where regret)): Matthew 21:29, 32; Matthew 27:3; 2 Corinthians 7:8; Hebrews 7:21 from Psalm 109:4 (Ps. 110:4).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Psalms
109:4; 110:4
Matthew
21:29; 21:32; 27:3
2 Corinthians
7:8; 7:8
Hebrews
7:21

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3338 matches the Greek μεταμέλομαι (metamelomai),
which occurs 6 times in 5 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:29 - The son answered, ‘No, I won’t go,’ but later he changed his mind and went anyway.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:32

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:32 - For John the Baptist came and showed you the right way to live, but you didn’t believe him, while tax collectors and prostitutes did. And even when you saw this happening, you refused to believe him and repent of your sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:3 - When Judas, who had betrayed him, realized that Jesus had been condemned to die, he was filled with remorse. So he took the thirty pieces of silver back to the leading priests and the elders.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 7:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 7:8 - I am not sorry that I sent that severe letter to you, though I was sorry at first, for I know it was painful to you for a little while.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:21

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:21 - but there was an oath regarding Jesus. For God said to him,
“The LORD has taken an oath and will not break his vow:
‘You are a priest forever.’”[fn]
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