Word Study: repent metanoeō

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metanoeō, repent

• Strong’s number: G3340
• Greek Lexical Dictionary: Strong’s #3340 – μετανοέω
• Greek Word: μετανοέω
• Part of speech: verb
• Transliteration: metanoeō
• Phonetic spelling: met-an-o-eh’-o
• Quick Definition:
• Usage: to think differently or afterwards, that is, reconsider (morally to feel compunction): – repent.
• Etymoloy: from (meta 3326 with, among, after) and (noeo 3539 to think)
• NASB Trranslation: repent (26), repented (5), repents (3).

New Testament Usage

metanoeo – 34x in the New Testament

Mat 3:2; Mat 4:17; Mat 11:20; Mat 11:21; Mat 12:41; Mar 1:15; Mar 6:12; Luk 10:13; Luk 11:32; Luk 13:3; Luk 13:5; Luk 15:7; Luk 15:10; Luk 16:30; Luk 17:3; Luk 17:4; Act 2:38; Act 3:19; Act 8:22; Act 17:30; Act 26:20; 2Co 12:21; Rev 2:5 (2x); Rev 2:16; Rev 2:21 (2x); Rev 2:22; Rev 3:3; Rev 3:19; Rev 9:20; Rev 9:21; Rev 16:9; Rev 16:11.

metanoeo – 18x in the Septuagint (LXX)

1Sa 15:29; Pro 20:25; Pro 24:32; Pro 30:1; Isa 46:8; Jer 4:28; Jer 8:6; Jer 18:8; Jer 18:10; Jer 38:19; Joe 2:13; Joel 2:14; Amos 7:3; Amos 7:6; Jon 3:9; Jon 3:10; Jon 4:2; Zec 8:14.

Many of the OT passages use metanoeo in the context of God “relenting” from something.

Englishman’s Concordance: μετανοέω

Lexicons:

• Thayers 3340: to change one’s mind, i.e. to repent; to change one’s mind for better, heartily to amend with abhorrence of one’s past sins
• Strongs 3340: to think differently or afterwards, that is, reconsider (morally to feel compunction): – repent.
• Mounce 3340: to repent, to change any or all of the elements composing one’s life: attitude, thoughts, and behaviors concerning the demands of God for right living
• Related words: metanoia (3314; noun; repentance);
• Hebrew Equivalent words: Strong #: 5162 (נָחַם naw‑kham);  7725 (שׁוּב shoob);  
• PreceptsAustin: repent/metanoeo; repentance/metanoia

Reference Works

• 12 Isaiah 55:6-13 Invitation to Repent
• Matthew 12:43-45 Return of the Unclean Spirit
• 46 1Corinthians 15:50-58 The end of death
• 16 Jeremiah 50:1-20 Will the bad guys get what’s coming to them?
• Psalm 130 Hope in the Lord
• 04 Jeremiah 7:1-15 What is wrong with religion?
• Parable of the Prodigal Son
• RC Sproul Crucial Questions series: What Is Repentance? (Kindle) (iBooks) (Español Kindle)
• Repentance – Teaching Series by RC Sproul
• Repentance Required by RC Sproul
• Repentance and Faith by Albert Martin
• Repentance that leads to life by Albert Martin
• Manasseh’s Repentance by RC Sproul
• Judah repents by RC Sproul
• Job’s repentance and restoration by RC Sproul
• Multiple Dictionary Articles – Repentance

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