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. Jesus' call in Luke 13 is to everyone: "Unless you repent, you will all perish" (13:3, 13:5). In Luke 16:30 the rich man thinks a visitor from the dead would make his brothers repent.
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 Luke
- Chapter 13
"Unless you repent" (13:3, 13:5).
- Chapter 16
"They will repent" (16:30).
Every verse (9)
Verses where G3340 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources