Word Study · Strong's G3338 · Greek
μεταμέλλομαι
metamellomai
met-am-el'-lom-ahee
Strong's 1890 spelling: metaméllomai
“to care afterwards, i.e. regret”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to care afterwards, i.e. regret
Rendered in the KJV as
repent (self).
- 6occurrencesin the New Testament
- 3 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 5inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 6 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 5
- μεταμεληθεὶς2
- μεταμεληθήσεται·1
- μεταμέλομαι·1
- μετεμελήθητε1
- μετεμελόμην,1
How it is rendered · 6
- did repent1
- having regretted [it]1
- having repented1
- I do regret [it];1
- I was regreting [it],1
- will change His mind;1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 5
- verb · aorist (simple past) passive deponent, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singular2
- verb · aorist (simple past) passive deponent, statement · 2nd person plural1
- verb · future passive deponent, statement · 3rd person singular1
- verb · imperfect deponent, statement · 1st person singular1
- verb · present deponent, statement · 1st person singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- V-AOP-NSM · 2
- V-AOI-2P · 1
- V-FOI-3S · 1
- V-INI-1S · 1
- V-PNI-1S · 1
All 6, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Matthew carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Matthew3 occurrences
- Matthew 21:29μεταμεληθεὶςmetamelētheisverb · aorist (simple past) passive deponent, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singular‘I will not,’ he replied. But later he changed his mind and went.here: having repented
- Matthew 21:32μετεμελήθητεmetemelēthēteverb · aorist (simple past) passive deponent, statement · 2nd person pluralFor 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.here: did repent
- Matthew 27:3μεταμεληθεὶςmetamelētheisverb · aorist (simple past) passive deponent, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularWhen 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.here: having regretted [it]
2 Corinthians2 occurrences
- 2 Corinthians 7:8μεταμέλομαι·metamelomaiverb · present deponent, statement · 1st person singularEven 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.here: I do regret [it];
- 2 Corinthians 7:8μετεμελόμην,metemelomēnverb · imperfect deponent, statement · 1st person singularEven 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.here: I was regreting [it],