What does ὅστις · οὐ · ἔχω · χρεία · μετάνοια mean in the Bible?
ὅστις · οὐ · ἔχω · χρεία · μετάνοια is a Greek phrase meaning "who have no need of repentance".
Greek · G3748, G3756, G2192, G5532, G3341
οἵτινες οὐ χρείαν ἔχουσιν μετανοίας
Who/which · the absolute negative (compare ) adverb; no or not · to have/be · need · repentance
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ὅστις G3748 who/which
Pronunciation hóstis
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οὐ G3756 the absolute negative (compare ) adverb; no or not
Pronunciation ou
Absolute negation of fact, typically with indicative mood; contrasts with μή which negates possibility or commands
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ἔχω G2192 to have/be
Pronunciation échō
Possesses or holds; in periphrasis expresses qualities, relationships, or states more vividly than simple verbs alone
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χρεία G5532 need
Pronunciation chreía
Practical lack requiring action or supply, not merely abstract want or desire.
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μετάνοια G3341 repentance
Pronunciation metánoia
Change of mind involving deliberate turning away from sin toward God, not mere feeling of regret.
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What does οἵτινες οὐ χρείαν ἔχουσιν μετανοίας (hoitines ou chreian echousin metanoias) mean in the Bible?
ὅστις · οὐ · ἔχω · χρεία · μετάνοια is a Greek phrase meaning "who have no need of repentance".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3748, G3756, G2192, G5532, G3341?
G3748, G3756, G2192, G5532, G3341 is connected to 144 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. who have no need of repentance
Strong's G3748, G3756, G2192, G5532, G3341
Lexical occurrences 144 verses Word forms 6 forms 144 references Source Gloss
who have no need of repentance
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 6 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 patterns 6 Aligned forms 144 Case pattern Nominative (139) Number pattern Plural (75)
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Matt 7:15 · Matt 16:28 · Matt 19:12 · Matt 21:41 · Matt 23:27 · Mark 4:20 · Mark 9:1 · Mark 12:18 · Mark 15:7 · Luke 1:20 · Luke 8:15 · Luke 9:30 · Luke 15:7 · Acts 5:16 · Acts 7:53 · Acts 8:15 60×
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Matt 27:62 · Luke 2:4 · Luke 2:10 · Luke 7:37 · Luke 7:39 · Luke 8:26 · Luke 8:43 · Luke 10:42 · Luke 12:1 · Acts 3:23 · Acts 11:28 · Acts 12:10 · Acts 16:12 · Acts 16:16 · Rom 16:6 · Rom 16:12 38×
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 2:6 · Matt 5:39 · Matt 5:41 · Matt 7:24 · Matt 7:26 · Matt 10:32 · Matt 10:33 · Matt 12:50 · Matt 13:12 · Matt 13:52 · Matt 18:4 · Matt 19:29 · Matt 20:1 · Matt 21:33 · Matt 22:2 · Matt 23:12 26×
Nominative · Plural · Feminine Matt 25:1 · Matt 27:55 · Luke 8:3 · Luke 23:55 · Phil 4:3 · 1 Tim 1:4 · 1 Tim 6:9 · Heb 10:8 · Heb 10:11 · 1 Pet 2:11 10×
Nominative · Plural · Neuter John 21:25 · Gal 4:24 · Gal 5:19 · Phil 3:7 · Col 2:23 5×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 5:25 · Luke 12:50 · Luke 13:8 · Luke 22:16 · John 9:18 5×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 697 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 610 imperfect 51 aorist 19 future 12 perfect 5
Voice
active 692 middle 5
Mood
indicative 374 participle 238 subjunctive 44 infinitive 28 imperative 11 optative 2
NT Occurrences
Matthew 1:18 ἔχουσα present active participle participle Matthew 1:23 ἕξει future active indicative prospective Matthew 3:14 ἔχω present active indicative ongoing Matthew 3:4 εἶχεν imperfect active indicative background Matthew 3:9 ἔχομεν present active indicative ongoing Matthew 4:24 ἔχοντας present active participle participle Matthew 5:23 ἔχει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 5:46 ἔχετε present active indicative ongoing Matthew 6:1 ἔχετε present active indicative ongoing Matthew 6:8 ἔχετε present active indicative ongoing Matthew 7:29 ἔχων present active participle participle Matthew 8:16 ἔχοντας present active participle participle Matthew 8:20 ἔχουσιν present active indicative ongoing Matthew 8:20 ἔχει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 8:9 ἔχων present active participle participle Matthew 9:12 ἔχουσιν present active indicative ongoing Matthew 9:12 ἔχοντες present active participle participle Matthew 9:36 ἔχοντα present active participle participle Matthew 9:6 ἔχει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 11:15 ἔχων present active participle participle Matthew 11:18 ἔχει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 12:10 ἔχων present active participle participle Matthew 12:11 ἕξει future active indicative prospective Matthew 13:12 ἔχει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 13:12 ἔχει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 13:12 ἔχει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 13:21 ἔχει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 13:27 ἔχει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 13:43 ἔχων present active participle participle Matthew 13:44 ἔχει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 13:46 εἶχεν imperfect active indicative background Matthew 13:5 εἶχεν imperfect active indicative background Matthew 13:5 ἔχειν present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 13:6 ἔχειν present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 13:9 ἔχων present active participle participle Matthew 14:16 ἔχουσιν present active indicative ongoing Matthew 14:17 ἔχομεν present active indicative ongoing Matthew 14:35 ἔχοντας present active participle participle Matthew 14:4 ἔχειν present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 14:5 εἶχον imperfect active indicative background
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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)
Word Origins
οἵτινες οὐ χρείαν ἔχουσιν μετανοίας is built from these roots:
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