ΜΕΤΑΜΕΛΕΙΑΝΟΣΟΝ, μεταμελειανοσον
METAMELEIANOSON, metameleianoson
Sounds Like: meh-tah-meh-LEH-ee-ah-NO-son
Translations: sickness of repentance, disease of regret, a sickness of repentance, a disease of regret
From the root: ΜΕΤΑΜΕΛΕΙΑ, ΝΟΣΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'metameleia' (repentance, regret) and 'nosos' (disease, sickness). It refers to a 'sickness of repentance' or a 'disease of regret,' implying a harmful or debilitating state caused by excessive or unhealthy regret. It describes a condition where one is consumed by remorse to the point of it becoming an affliction.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s numbers: G3338 (Lookup on BibleHub), G3554 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 4:12
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΜΕΤΑΜΕΛΕΙΑ, ΝΟΣΟΣ, appear in our texts.
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