ἀμεταμέλητος
ametamélētos · G278 · Greek · 2 occurrences
Meanings
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not regretful, not feeling sorry about
(Derivative of μεταμέλομαι ‘to regret,’, with a negative prefix) Pertaining to not feeling regret as the result of what one has done
ExamplesRomans 11:29 for the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.
2 Corinthians 7:10 For the sorrow that is according to the will of God produces a repentance without regret, leading to salvation, but the sorrow of the world produces death.
How it’s used In 1 role
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
What is said to be itIt is the predicate
1 occurrences in 2 groups
- κλῆσιςcalling 1
- χάρισμαgift, gracious gift 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 1 word
- ἀμετάθετος ametáthetos · G276 · not changing, unchanging, never to change
- ἀμετάθετος (unchangeable, immutable) shares the semantic field of permanence and irrevocability with ἀμεταμέλητος. While ἀμεταμέλητος emphasizes the absence of regret or reversal of decision, ἀμετάθετος emphasizes the inherent unchangeability of something. Both describe states that cannot or will not be altered, making them functional near-synonyms in contexts of divine promises or decrees (cf. Hebrews 6:17-18 for ἀμετάθετος in similar theological contexts).
In the other Testament 1 word
- נָחַם nâcham · H5162 · to comfort, to console, to reassure
- The Hebrew root נָחַם (nacham) in the Niphal conveys the sense of repenting, relenting, or feeling regret—the precise concept that ἀμεταμέλητος negates. When something is described as ἀμεταμέλητος (irrevocable, without regret), a Hebrew translator would often express the positive counterpart using נָחַם, particularly in contexts of God's irrevocable gifts or calling (Romans 11:29). The negative אֲשֶׁר לֹא־נָחַם (that which will not be regretted/revoked) is the natural Hebrew equivalent construction.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- Not regretful, not feeling sorry about25.271
- In 2 Corinthians 7:10, Paul contrasts godly sorrow, which “produces a repentance without regret (ametamélēton), leading to salvation,” describing a repentance one never comes to feel sorry about.
Word family 10 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon (μεταμέλομαι, μεταμέλει), not repented of, unregretted: Rom 11:29; σωτηρία, by litotes,…
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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