Repentance
μετάνοιαStrong’s G3341metanoia
Appears in 24 verses of the New Testament
In short
Metanoia is the Greek word usually translated “repentance”. It appears in 24 verses of the New Testament.
“The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.”
Meaning
Usually translated “repentance”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- repentance 14
- of repentance 10
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 6
- Luke 5
- Matthew 3
- Hebrews 3
- Mark 2
- 2 Corinthians 2
9 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 3:8Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:
- Matthew 3:11I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:
- Matthew 9:13But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
- Mark 1:4John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.
- Mark 2:17When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
- Luke 3:3And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;
Greek dictionary
μετάνοια metanoia · repentance
μετάνοια, -οίας, ἡ (μετανοέω), [in LXX: Pro.14:15, Wis.11:23 12:10, 19, Sir.44:16 * ;] after-thought, change of mind, repentance: Heb.12:17; of repentance from sin, Mat.3:8, 11 Luk.3:8 15:7 24:47, Act.26:20, 2Co.7:9-10; βάπτισμα (which see) μετανοίας, Mrk.1:4, Luk.3:3, Act.13:24 19:4; ἡ εἰς θεὸν Act.20:21; μ. ἀπὸ νεκρῶν ἔργων, Heb.6:1; εἰς μ. καλεῖν, Luk.5:32; id. ἄγειν, Rom.2:4; ἀνακαινίζειν, Heb.6:6; εἰς μ. χωρῆσαι, 2Pe.3:9; μ. δοῦναι, Act.5:31 11:18, 2Ti.2:25.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “repentance” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
REPENT'ANCE, noun
- Sorrow for any thing done or said; the pain or grief which a person experiences in consequence of the injury or inconvenience produced by his own conduct.
- In theology, the pain, regret or affliction which a person feels on account of his past conduct, because it exposes him to punishment.
- Real penitence; sorrow or deep contrition for sin, as an offense and dishonor to God, a violation of his holy law, and the basest ingratitude towards a Being of infinite benevolence.“Godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation” 2 Corinthians 7:10
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.