What does μεταμέλλομαι (metaméllomai) mean in the Bible?
μεταμέλλομαι (metaméllomai): Regret or remorse for past action, distinct from μετανοέω's deeper change of mind and moral direction.
Greek · G3338
μεταμέλλομαι
To repent
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μεταμέλλομαι G3338
Pronunciation metaméllomai
What does μεταμέλλομαι (metaméllomai) mean in the Bible?
μεταμέλλομαι (metaméllomai): Regret or remorse for past action, distinct from μετανοέω's deeper change of mind and moral direction.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3338?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include did not repent (1), he changed his mind (1), he was filled with remorse (1), I did regret [it] (1), I do not regret [it] (1).
Where does μεταμέλλομαι (metaméllomai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 21:29. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (3), 2 Corinthians (2), Hebrews (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It did not repent 1× Matthew 21:32
he changed his mind 1× Matthew 21:29
he was filled with remorse 1× Matthew 27:3
I did regret [it] 1× 2 Corinthians 7:8
I do not regret [it] 1× 2 Corinthians 7:8
will not change His mind 1× Hebrews 7:21
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 21:29 μεταμεληθεὶς to he changed his mind Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular Matthew 21:32 μετεμελήθητε to did not repent Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 2nd Person Plural Matthew 27:3 μεταμεληθεὶς to he was filled with remorse Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular 2 Corinthians 7:8 μεταμέλομαι to I do not regret [it] Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular 2 Corinthians 7:8 μετεμελόμην to I did regret [it] Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular Hebrews 7:21 μεταμεληθήσεται to will not change His mind Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 21:29
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 3
Matthew 3 2 Corinthians 2 Hebrews 1
Source forms
μεταμεληθεὶς 2x metamelētheis Matthew 21:29, Matthew 27:3
μεταμεληθήσεται 1x metamelēthēsetai Hebrews 7:21
μεταμέλομαι 1x metamelomai 2 Corinthians 7:8
μετεμελήθητε 1x metemelēthēte Matthew 21:32
μετεμελόμην 1x metemelomēn 2 Corinthians 7:8
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular 2x Matthew 21:29, Matthew 27:3
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 2nd Person Plural 1x Matthew 21:32
Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x Hebrews 7:21
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular 1x 2 Corinthians 7:8
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular 1x 2 Corinthians 7:8
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Regret or remorse for past action, distinct from μετανοέω's deeper change of mind and moral direction.
Strong's G3338
Lexical occurrences 0 verses Greek text appearances 6 times Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Jeremiah 18:5-10 Source Gloss
to repent
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Regret or remorse for past action, distinct from μετανοέω's deeper change of mind and moral direction.
depon., pass., to regret, repent one: Mat.21:30, 32 27:3, 2Co.7:8, Heb.7:21" (LXX)
Synonymsμετανοέω, to change one's mind, repent. On the distinction, difficult to maintain by usage, between these words, see Thayer, see word; Tr., Syn., § lxix
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
6 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 21:29 Verb Aorist Passive Deponent Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
μεταμεληθείς, metamelhqeiv
I change my mind
Read verse Matthew 21:32 Verb Second Person Plural Aorist Passive Deponent Indicative
μετεμελήθητε metemelhqhte
I change my mind
Read verse Matthew 27:3 Verb Aorist Passive Deponent Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
μεταμεληθεὶς metamelhqeiv
I change my mind
Read verse 2 Corinthians 7:8 Verb First Person Singular Present Middle or Passive Deponent Indicative
μεταμέλομαι, metamelomai
I change my mind
Read verse 2 Corinthians 7:8 Verb First Person Singular Imperfect Middle or Passive Deponent Indicative
μετεμελόμην· metemelomhn
I change my mind
Read verse Hebrews 7:21 Verb Third Person Singular Future Passive Deponent Indicative
μεταμεληθήσεται, metamelhqhsetai
I change my mind
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 6 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 3 present 1 imperfect 1 future 1
Voice
passive 4 middle 2
Mood
indicative 4 participle 2
NT Occurrences
Matthew 21:29 μεταμεληθεὶς aorist passive participle participle Matthew 21:32 μετεμελήθητε aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 27:3 μεταμεληθεὶς aorist passive participle participle 2 Corinthians 7:8 μεταμέλομαι present middle indicative ongoing 2 Corinthians 7:8 μετεμελόμην imperfect middle indicative background Hebrews 7:21 μεταμεληθήσεται future passive indicative prospective
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)
Sampled Scripture Occurrences
Representative Scripture witnesses for this entry: passage, original form, and sense in context.
Biblical Witnesses
God's willingness to change His declared purpose based on human repentance
God's compassionate reconsideration of judgment in response to intercession and fear
Word Origins
μεταμέλλομαι is built from these roots:
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain