ΜΕΤΑΜΕΛΕΙΑΣ, μεταμελειας
METAMELEIAS, metameleias
Sounds Like: meh-tah-meh-LEH-ee-ahs
Translations: of regret, of repentance, of remorse
From the root: ΜΕΤΑΜΕΛΕΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a change of mind that results in regret, remorse, or repentance. It describes the feeling of sorrow or compunction for past actions or decisions. It is often used in contexts where someone feels a deep sense of regret over something they have done or failed to do.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Feminine
Strong’s number: G3338 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Five — 11:11
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΜΕΤΑΜΕΛΕΙΑ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΜΕΤΑΜΕΛΕΙΑ — regret, repentance, a regret, a repentance
- ΜΕΤΑΜΕΛΕΙΑΝ — repentance, regret, remorse, a repentance, a regret, a remorse
- ΤΗΝΜΕΤΑΜΕΛΕΙΑΝ — the repentance, the regret, the remorse
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