ΜΕΤΑΜΕΛΟΥ, μεταμελου
METAMELOU, metamelou
Sounds Like: meh-tah-meh-LOO
Translations: regret, repent, change one's mind, feel remorse
From the root: ΜΕΤΑΜΕΛΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This verb means to regret, repent, or change one's mind. It is a compound word formed from 'μετά' (meta), meaning 'with' or 'after', and 'μέλω' (melō), meaning 'to care for' or 'to be an object of care'. Thus, it conveys the idea of a change of care or concern, leading to regret or repentance. It is often used in the context of feeling remorse for past actions.
Inflection: Present, Middle/Passive, Imperative, Second Person Singular
Strong’s number: G3338 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Sirach — 32:19
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Sirach — 35:19
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΜΕΤΑΜΕΛΩ.
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.
- ΜΕΤΑΜΕΛΕΙΝ — to regret, to repent, to change one's mind, to feel remorse
- ΜΕΤΑΜΕΛΗΘΗΣΕΤΑΙ — will regret, will repent, will change one's mind, will be sorry
- ΜΕΤΑΜΕΛΗΣΑΝ — they repented, they regretted, they changed their mind
- ΜΕΤΑΜΕΛΟΜΕΝΟΣ — repenting, regretting, changing one's mind, feeling remorse
- ΜΕΤΑΜΕΛΩ — to regret, to repent, to change one's mind
- ΜΕΤΕΜΕΛΕ — regretted, repented, changed one's mind
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