Word

μεταμέλλομαι

metaméllomai · G3338 · Greek · 6 occurrences

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Meanings

to regret, to feel sad about, to feel sorry because of

To feel regret as the result of what one has done

Examples
Matthew 21:32 “For John came to you in the way of righteousness and you did not believe him; but the tax collectors and prostitutes did believe him; and you, seeing this, did not even have second thoughts afterward so as to believe him.
Matthew 27:3 Then when Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that He had been condemned, he felt remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,
2 Corinthians 7:8 For though I caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it; though I did regret it—for I see that that letter caused you sorrow, though only for a while—
to change one’s mind, to think differently

To change one’s mind about something, with the probable implication of regret

Examples
Matthew 21:32 “For John came to you in the way of righteousness and you did not believe him; but the tax collectors and prostitutes did believe him; and you, seeing this, did not even have second thoughts afterward so as to believe him.
Hebrews 7:21 (for they indeed became priests without an oath, but He with an oath through the One who said to Him, “THE LORD HAS SWORN AND WILL NOT CHANGE HIS MIND, ‘YOU ARE A PRIEST FOREVER’”);

How it’s used In 5 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Who or what does itSubject

6 occurrences in 5 groups

Not stated: I 2
ἸούδαςJudas, Judah 1
σύyou 1
Not stated: he, she or it 1
Not stated (participle) 1

What it acts on, or what is saidObject

3 occurrences in 3 groups

λυπέωto grieve, to be sad, to make sad 1
ἀργύριονsilver, money 1
βλέπωto see 1

To or for whomIndirect object

1 occurrences in 2 groups

πρεσβύτεροςelder, older 1
ἀρχιερεύςchief priest, high priest 1

With adverbsAdverbs

5 occurrences in 4 groups

οὐnot 2
καίand 1
οὐδέand not, nor, neither 1
τότεthen 1

What is done to itIt is the object

1 occurrences in 1 groups

λέγωto say 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

μετανοέω metanoéō · G3340 · to repent, to change one’s way, repentance: Both denote a change of mind or emotional response to past action, but μεταμέλλομαι focuses on the affective dimension of regret or remorse after the fact, while μετανοέω emphasizes the cognitive-moral dimension of reconsidering one's judgment with an implication of repentance or turning from one's former course.

Semantic domains 2 entries

To regret, to feel sad about, to feel sorry because of25.270: This sense denotes feeling regret or remorse over an action. Matthew 27:3 records that Judas, seeing Jesus condemned, “felt remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders.”
To change one’s mind, to think differently31.59: This sense denotes altering a previously held resolve or decision. Hebrews 7:21 quotes the oath, “THE LORD HAS SWORN AND WILL NOT CHANGE HIS MIND, ‘YOU ARE A PRIEST FOREVER.’”

Word family 10 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

μέλω mélō · G3199 · to think about, to be concerned about, to be of concern · 10×μέλλω méllō · G3195 · to be about to, must be, has to be · 110×μεταμέλλομαιmetaméllomai · G3338ἀμελέω ameléō · G272 · to neglect, to disregard, to pay no attention to · 4×ἐπιμελέομαι epimeléomai · G1959 · to care for, to take care of, to provide whatever is needed · 3×ἀμεταμέλητος ametamélētos · G278 · not regretful, not feeling sorry about · 2×μελετάω meletáō · G3191 · to ponder, to let one’s mind dwell on, to keep thinking about · 2×ἐπιμέλεια epiméleia · G1958 · to care for, to take care of, to provide whatever is needed · 1×ἐπιμελῶς epimelōs · G1960 · carefully, thoroughly · 1×προμελετάω promeletáō · G4304 · to plan ahead of time, to plan in advance · 1×

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon imperfect μετεμελόμην; passive, 1 aorist μετεμελήθην; 1 future μεταμεληθήσομαι; (from…

imperfect μετεμελόμην; passive, 1 aorist μετεμελήθην; 1 future μεταμεληθήσομαι; (from μέλομαι, middle of μέλω); from Thucydides down; the Sept. for נִחַם; a deponent passive; properly, it is a care to one afterward (see μετά, III. 2), i. e. it repents one; to repent oneself (in R. V. uniformly with this reflexive rendering (except 2 Cor 7:8, where regret)): Mt 21:29, Mt 21:32; Mt 27:3; 2 Cor 7:8; Heb 7:21 from Ps 109:4.

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain

Topical studies with this word 2 entries

Sorrow, Regret5 occurrences Change an Opinion Concerning Truth3 occurrences

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