Greek noun (feminine) · G3341
μετάνοια
metanoiamet-an'-oy-ah
repentance
22 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: metánoia
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G3341is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 9 of 27New Testament books
- 4spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G3341
(subjectively) compunction (for guilt, including reformation); by implication, reversal (of (another's) decision)
The King James renders it: repentance.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
metanoia is rendered "repentance". It stands 22 times in the Greek text, across nine books.
- Six of the uses stand in Acts, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 3:8Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance.
- The Greek text spells it four different ways.
The first use
Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance.
Matthew 3:8μετανοίας
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Six of the word's twenty-two uses are in Acts.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- repentance12
- of repentance10
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| μετά | meta | with/after | Uses461 |
| μετανοέω | metanoeo | to repent | Uses34 |
| μεταβαίνω | metabaino | to depart | Uses12 |
| μεταξύ | metaxy | between/meanwhile | Uses9 |
| μεταπέμπω | metapempo | to summon | Uses9 |
| μεταλαμβάνω | metalambano | to partake | Uses7 |
| μετατίθημι | metatithemi | to transport | Uses6 |
| μεταμέλλομαι | metamellomai | to repent | Uses6 |
| μεταδίδωμι | metadidomi | to share | Uses5 |
| μετασχηματίζω | metaschematizo | to transform | Uses5 |
| μετακαλέω | metakaleo | to summon | Uses4 |
| μεταμορφόω | metamorphoo | to transform | Uses4 |
and 8 more on the stem.
All 22, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
4 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- μετάνοιαν11
- μετανοίας9
- μετάνοιάν1
- μετανοίας.¶1
The grammar of each form
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular12N-ASF
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular10N-GSF
Matthew
two uses
Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance.
- μετανοίαςmetanoiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: of repentance
I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
- μετάνοιανmetanoiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: repentance
Mark
one use
John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
- μετανοίαςmetanoiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: of repentance
Luke
five uses
He went into all the region around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins,
- μετανοίαςmetanoiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: of repentance
Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
- μετανοίαςmetanoiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: of repentance
I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”
- μετάνοιανmetanoiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: repentance
In the same way, I tell you that there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous ones who do not need to repent.
- μετανοίας.¶metanoiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: of repentance
and in His name repentance and forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem.
- μετάνοιανmetanoiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: repentance
Acts
six uses
God exalted Him to His right hand as Prince and Savior, in order to grant repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.
- μετάνοιανmetanoiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: repentance
When they heard this, their objections were put to rest, and they glorified God, saying, “So then, God has granted even the Gentiles repentance unto life.”
- μετάνοιανmetanoiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: repentance
Before the arrival of Jesus, John preached a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
- μετανοίαςmetanoiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: of repentance
Paul explained: “John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the One coming after him, that is, in Jesus.”
- μετανοίαςmetanoiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: of repentance
testifying to Jews and Greeks alike about repentance to God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.
- μετάνοιανmetanoiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: repentance
First to those in Damascus and Jerusalem, then to everyone in the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, I declared that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds worthy of their repentance.
- μετανοίαςmetanoiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: of repentance
Romans
one use
Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?
- μετάνοιάνmetanoiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: repentance
2 Corinthians
two uses
And now I rejoice, not because you were made sorrowful, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you felt the sorrow that God had intended, and so were not harmed in any way by us.
- μετάνοιανmetanoiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: repentance
Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.
- μετάνοιανmetanoiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: repentance
2 Timothy
one use
He must gently reprove those who oppose him, in the hope that God may grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth.
- μετάνοιανmetanoiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: repentance
Hebrews
three uses
Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith in God,
- μετανοίαςmetanoiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: of repentance
and then have fallen away—to be restored to repentance, because they themselves are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting Him to open shame.
- μετάνοιανmetanoiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: repentance
For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected. He could find no ground for repentance, though he sought the blessing with tears.
- μετανοίαςmetanoiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: of repentance
2 Peter
one use
The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.
- μετάνοιανmetanoiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: repentance
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.