What does εἷς · ἁμαρτωλός · μετανοέω mean in the Bible?
εἷς · ἁμαρτωλός · μετανοέω is a Greek phrase meaning "one sinner repenting".
Greek · G1520, G268, G3340
ἑνὶ ἁμαρτωλῷ μετανοοῦντι
One · sinful · to repent
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εἷςG1520one
Pronunciationheîs
Unity emphasizing singularity to exclusion of others; theologically expresses oneness in Christ and divine nature.
Open lexicon entry →ἁμαρτωλόςG268sinful
Pronunciationhamartōlós
Designates someone as wicked or estranged from God, not merely imperfect; often contrasts righteous persons
Open lexicon entry →μετανοέωG3340to repent
Pronunciationmetanoéō
Repentance involving change of mind and amendment of life, not mere regret or sorrow for sin.
Open lexicon entry →What does ἑνὶ ἁμαρτωλῷ μετανοοῦντι (heni hamartōlō metanoounti) mean in the Bible?
εἷς · ἁμαρτωλός · μετανοέω is a Greek phrase meaning "one sinner repenting".
Full entry for ἑνὶ ἁμαρτωλῷ μετανοοῦντι (G1520, G268, G3340) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1520, G268, G3340?
G1520, G268, G3340 is connected to 342 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. one sinner repenting
Source Gloss
one sinner repenting
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 10 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns10Aligned forms342Case patternNominative (157)Number patternSingular (280)
Nominative · Singular · MasculineMatt 8:19 · Matt 9:18 · Matt 18:24 · Matt 19:16 · Matt 19:17 · Matt 20:21 · Matt 22:35 · Matt 23:8 · Matt 23:9 · Matt 23:10 · Matt 24:40 · Matt 26:14 · Matt 26:21 · Matt 26:22 · Matt 26:47 · Matt 26:5196×
Nominative · Singular · NeuterMatt 5:18 · Matt 5:29 · Matt 5:30 · Matt 6:29 · Matt 10:29 · Matt 18:12 · Matt 18:14 · Mark 4:8 · Mark 4:20 · Mark 10:21 · Luke 12:6 · Luke 12:27 · Luke 18:22 · John 1:3 · John 6:22 · John 10:3044×
Nominative · Singular · FeminineMatt 5:18 · Matt 19:6 · Matt 24:41 · Matt 26:69 · Mark 10:8 · Mark 12:42 · Mark 14:66 · Luke 17:35 · John 10:16 · Acts 4:32 · Acts 19:34 · Gal 4:24 · Eph 4:5 · 2 Pet 3:8 · Rev 9:1217×
Genitive · Singular · MasculineMatt 6:24 · Matt 18:10 · Luke 16:13 · Acts 17:26 · Acts 17:27 · Acts 21:26 · Rom 3:12 · Rom 5:12 · Rom 5:15 · Rom 5:16 · Rom 5:17 · Rom 5:19 · Rom 9:10 · 1 Cor 4:6 · 1 Cor 10:17 · Gal 3:2026×
Genitive · Singular · FeminineLuke 14:18 · Luke 17:34 · Luke 22:59 · Acts 24:21 · 1 Tim 3:2 · 1 Tim 3:12 · Titus 1:6 · Heb 12:168×
Genitive · Singular · NeuterLuke 10:42 · Rom 5:16 · Rom 5:18 · Gal 3:16 · Eph 4:16 · Rev 6:17×
Dative · Singular · FeminineMark 16:2 · Luke 5:12 · Luke 5:17 · Luke 8:22 · Luke 13:10 · Luke 20:1 · Luke 24:1 · John 20:1 · John 20:19 · Acts 20:7 · 1 Cor 10:8 · Eph 4:4 · Phil 1:27 · Heb 10:14 · Rev 18:8 · Rev 18:1018×
Dative · Singular · MasculineMatt 20:13 · Matt 25:40 · Matt 25:45 · Luke 4:40 · Luke 11:46 · Luke 12:52 · Luke 15:7 · Luke 15:10 · Luke 15:15 · 2 Cor 11:2 · Gal 5:14 · Eph 4:7 · Col 4:613×
Dative · Singular · NeuterRom 12:4 · Rom 15:6 · 1 Cor 12:9 · 1 Cor 12:13 · Eph 2:16 · Eph 2:18 · Phil 1:27 · Col 3:15 · Jas 2:109×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineMatt 6:24 · Matt 6:27 · Matt 10:42 · Matt 13:46 · Matt 16:14 · Matt 18:6 · Matt 18:16 · Matt 18:28 · Matt 21:24 · Matt 23:15 · Matt 27:15 · Mark 8:14 · Mark 9:42 · Mark 11:29 · Mark 12:6 · Mark 15:642×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 33 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist21present11future1
Voice
active33
Mood
indicative11imperative9subjunctive7participle3infinitive3
NT Occurrences
Matthew 3:2Μετανοεῖτεpresent active imperativeimperativeMatthew 4:17Μετανοεῖτεpresent active imperativeimperativeMatthew 11:20μετενόησανaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 11:21μετενόησανaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 12:41μετενόησανaorist active indicativecompletedMark 1:15μετανοεῖτεpresent active imperativeimperativeMark 6:12μετανοῶσινpresent active subjunctivesubjunctiveLuke 10:13μετενόησανaorist active indicativecompletedLuke 11:32μετενόησανaorist active indicativecompletedLuke 13:3μετανοῆτεpresent active subjunctivesubjunctiveLuke 13:5μετανοῆτεpresent active subjunctivesubjunctiveLuke 15:10μετανοοῦντιpresent active participleparticipleLuke 15:7μετανοοῦντιpresent active participleparticipleLuke 16:30μετανοήσουσινfuture active indicativeprospectiveLuke 17:3μετανοήσῃaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveLuke 17:4Μετανοῶpresent active indicativeongoingActs 2:38Μετανοήσατεaorist active imperativeimperativeActs 8:22μετανόησονaorist active imperativeimperativeActs 17:30μετανοεῖνpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveActs 26:20μετανοεῖνpresent active infinitiveinfinitive2 Corinthians 12:21μετανοησάντωνaorist active participleparticipleRevelation 2:16μετανόησονaorist active imperativeimperativeRevelation 2:21μετανοήσῃaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveRevelation 2:21μετανοῆσαιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveRevelation 2:22μετανοήσωσινaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveRevelation 2:5μετανόησονaorist active imperativeimperativeRevelation 2:5μετανοήσῃςaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveRevelation 3:19μετανόησονaorist active imperativeimperativeRevelation 3:3μετανόησονaorist active imperativeimperativeRevelation 9:20μετενόησανaorist active indicativecompletedRevelation 9:21μετενόησανaorist active indicativecompletedRevelation 16:11μετενόησανaorist active indicativecompletedRevelation 16:9μετενόησανaorist active indicativecompleted
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)