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Word study · Greek

metanoeō

to repent

Say it: meh-tah-no-EH-oh (approximate)

μετανοέω

What it means

To change one's mind, to repent. Peter's call at Pentecost is "Repent, and be baptized" (2:38).

Range of meaning

  • Change one's mindThink again about something.
  • Turn from wrongdoingRegret and leave behind what was wrong.
  • Turn toward GodA new direction for the whole life.

In Acts

  • Chapter 2

    "Repent, and be baptized" (2:38).

  • Chapter 3

    "Repent therefore" (3:19).

  • Chapter 17

    "He commands that all men everywhere should repent" (17:30).

  • Chapter 26

    "That they should repent and turn to God" (26:20).

Every verse (5)

Verses where G3340 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources