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Lexicon :: Strong's G3341 - metanoia

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μετάνοια
Transliteration
metanoia (Key)
Pronunciation
met-an'-oy-ah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
22x in 3 unique form(s) TR
24x in 3 unique form(s) LXX
1x in 1 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:975,636

Strong’s Definitions

μετάνοια metánoia, met-an'-oy-ah; from G3340; (subjectively) compunction (for guilt, including reformation); by implication, reversal (of (another's) decision):—repentance.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 24x

The KJV translates Strong's G3341 in the following manner: repentance (24x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 24x
The KJV translates Strong's G3341 in the following manner: repentance (24x).

  1. a change of mind, as it appears to one who repents, of a purpose he has formed or of something he has done

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
μετάνοια metánoia, met-an'-oy-ah; from G3340; (subjectively) compunction (for guilt, including reformation); by implication, reversal (of (another's) decision):—repentance.
STRONGS G3341:
μετάνοια, μετανοίας, ἡ (μετανοέω), a change of mind: as it appears in one who repents of a purpose he has formed or of something he has done, Hebrews 12:17 on which see εὑρίσκω, 3 ((Thucydides 3, 36, 3); Polybius 4, 66, 7; Plutarch, Peric c. 10; mor., p. 26 a.; τῆς ἀδελφοκτονιας μετάνοια, Josephus, Antiquities 13, 11, 3); especially the change of mind of those who have begun to abhor their errors and misdeeds, and have determined to enter upon a better course of life, so that it embraces both a recognition of sin and sorrow for it and hearty amendment, the tokens and effects of which are good deeds (Lactantius, 6, 24, 6 would have it rendered in Latin byresipiscentia) (A. V. repentance): Matthew 3:8, 11; Luke 3:8, (16 Lachmann); Luke 15:7; Luke 24:47; Acts 26:20; βάπτισμα μετανοίας, a baptism binding its subjects to repentance (Winer's Grammar, § 30, 2 β.), Mark 1:4; Luke 3:3; Acts 13:24; Acts 19:4; (ἡ εἰς (τόν) Θεόν μετάνοια, Acts 20:21, see μετανοέω, at the end); διδόναι τίνι μετάνοιαν, to give one the ability to repent, or to cause him to repent, Acts 5:31; Acts 11:18; 2 Timothy 2:25; τινα εἰς μετάνοιαν καλεῖν, Luke 5:32, and Rec. in Matthew 9:13; Mark 2:17; ἄγειν, Romans 2:4 (Josephus, Antiquities 4, 6, 10 at the end); ἀνακαινίζειν, Hebrews 6:6; χωρῆσαι εἰς μετάνοιαν, to come to the point of repenting, or be brought to repentance, 2 Peter 3:9 (but see χωρέω, 1 at the end); μετάνοια ἀπό νεκρῶν ἔργων, that change of mind by which we turn from, desist from, etc. Hebrews 6:1 (Buttmann, 322 (277)); used merely of the improved spiritual state resulting from deep sorrow for sin, 2 Corinthians 7:9f (Sir. 44:16: Wis. 11:24 (23); Wisdom 12:10,19; Or. Man. Prayer of Manasseh 1:7f ((cf. the Sept. edition Tdf. Prolog., p. 112f)); Philo, qued det. pot. insid. § 26 at the beginning; Antoninus 8, 10; (Cebes, tab. 10 at the end).)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
3:8; 3:11; 9:13
Mark
1:4; 2:17
Luke
3:3; 3:8; 5:32; 15:7; 24:47
Acts
5:31; 11:18; 13:24; 19:4; 20:21; 26:20
Romans
2:4
2 Corinthians
7:9
2 Timothy
2:25
Hebrews
6:1; 6:6; 12:17
2 Peter
3:9

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3341 matches the Greek μετάνοια (metanoia),
which occurs 24 times in 24 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:8 - “Therefore produce fruit consistent with repentance G3341;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:11 -

“As for me, I baptize you [fn]with water for repentance G3341, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, and I am not fit to remove His sandals; He will baptize you [fn]with the Holy Spirit and fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:13 - “Now go and learn [fn]what this means: ‘I DESIRE [fn]COMPASSION, [fn]RATHER THAN SACRIFICE,’ for I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:4 -

John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, [fn]preaching a baptism of repentance G3341 for the forgiveness of sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 2:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:17 - And hearing this, Jesus *said to them, “It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick; I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:3 - And he came into all the region around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance G3341 [fn]for the forgiveness of sins;

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:8 - “Therefore produce fruits that are consistent with repentance G3341, and do not start saying [fn]to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father,’ for I say to you that from these stones God is able to raise up children for Abraham.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 5:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:32 - “I have not come to call the righteous to repentance G3341, but sinners.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 15:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:7 - “I tell you that in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance G3341.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 24:47

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:47 - and that repentance G3341 [fn]for forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed [fn]in His name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 5:31

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:31 - “He is the One whom God exalted [fn]to His right hand as a [fn]Prince and a Savior, to grant repentance G3341 to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 11:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 11:18 - When they heard this, they [fn]quieted down and glorified God, saying, “Well then, God has also granted to the Gentiles the repentance G3341 that leads to life.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:24 - after John had proclaimed, before [fn]His coming, a baptism of repentance G3341 to all the people of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:4 - Paul said, “John baptized with a baptism of repentance G3341, telling the people to believe in Him who was coming after him, that is, in Jesus.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 20:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:21 - solemnly testifying to both Jews and Greeks of repentance G3341 toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:20 - but continually proclaimed to those in Damascus first, and in Jerusalem, and then all the region of Judea, and even to the Gentiles, that they are to repent and turn to God, performing deeds consistent with repentance G3341.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:4 - Or do you think lightly of the riches of His kindness and [fn]restraint and patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance G3341?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 7:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 7:9 - I now rejoice, not that you were made sorrowful, but that you were made sorrowful to the point of repentance G3341; for you were made sorrowful according to the will of God, so that you might not suffer loss in anything [fn]through us.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 7:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 7:10 - For the sorrow that is according to the will of God produces a repentance G3341 [fn]without regret, leading to salvation, but the sorrow of the world produces death.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 2:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:25 - with gentleness correcting those who are in opposition, if perhaps God may grant them repentance G3341 leading to the knowledge of the truth,

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 6:1

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:1 -

Therefore leaving the [fn]elementary teaching about the [fn]Christ, let us press on to [fn]maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance G3341 from dead works and of faith toward God,

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 6:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:6 - and then have [fn]fallen away, to restore them again to repentance G3341, [fn]since they again crucify to themselves the Son of God and put Him to open shame.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 12:17

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:17 - For you know that even afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for repentance G3341, though he sought for it with tears.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 3:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:9 - The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not willing for any to perish, but for all to come to repentance G3341.
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