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GreekG3338Verb

μεταμέλλομαι

metamellomai

5Occurrences
G3338Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to care afterwards, i.e. regret

from G3326 (μετά) and the middle voice of G3199 (μέλω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
depon., pass., to regret, repent one: , " (LXX)
Synonyms
μετανοέω, to change one's mind, repent. On the distinc­tion, difficult to maintain by usage, between these words, see Thayer; Tr., Syn., § lxix
LXX: chiefly for נָהַם: ni.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

μεταμέλλομαι appears 5 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Matthew
3
2 Corinthians
1
Hebrews
1

Key Passages

2 Corinthians 7:8BSB

Even if I caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it. Although I did regret it, I now see that my letter caused you sorrow, but only for a short time.

Hebrews 7:21BSB

but Jesus became a priest with an oath by the One who said to Him:“The Lord has sworn and will not change His mind:‘You are a priest forever.’”

Matthew 21:29BSB

‘I will not,’ he replied. But later he changed his mind and went.

Matthew 21:32BSB

For John came to you in a righteous way and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him.

Matthew 27:3BSB

When Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was filled with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.