μετανοέω
metanoeō
“to repent”
Definition
to think differently or afterwards, i.e. reconsider (morally, feel compunction)
from G3326 (μετά) and G3539 (νοιέω);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
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Occurrences
μετανοέω appears 32 times in the New Testament.
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Key Passages
I am afraid that when I come again, my God will humble me before you, and I will be grieved over many who have sinned earlier and have not repented of their acts of impurity, sexual immorality, and debauchery.
Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone is sent to them from the dead, they will repent.’
and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
Therefore, keep in mind how far you have fallen. Repent and perform the deeds you did at first. But if you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.
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