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metamelimō

Greekμεταμέλομαι (metamelomai)

Strong’sG3338

I change my mind

stem metamel-6 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books5 forms occur

Translated as

regretchange his mindchange … mindschanged … mindrepented

What it means

μετα-μέλομαι,

[in LXX chiefly for נחם: ni.;]

depon., pass., to regret, repent one: Mt 21:30, 32 27:3, II Co 7:8, He 7:21(LXX).†

SYN.: μετανοέω, to change one's mind, repent. On the distinction, difficult to maintain by usage, between these words, v. Thayer, s.v.; Tr., Syn., § lxix.

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G3338 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidmet-am-el'-lom-ahee

to care afterwards, i.e. regret

Fromfrom G3326 and the middle voice of G3199;

King Jamesrepent (self).

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind itWhat it isUsuallyTimes
metamelemōμεταμέλομαιhappening now · Ipresent middle indicative 1st person singularregret
metamelemeμετεμελόμηνwas happening · Iimperfect middle indicative 1st person singularregret
metamelitiμεταμεληθήσεταιwill happen · he/she/itfuture passive indicative 3rd person singularchange his mind
metamelivaμετεμελήθητεhappened · yeaorist passive indicative 2nd person pluralchange … minds
metameliratosμεταμεληθεὶςhappened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative singular masculinerepented

Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.

Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 4 occurrences

acts on or for itself middle voice

Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularmetamelemōμεταμέλομαιmetamelemeμετεμελόμηνmetamelemimetamelemametamelemēmetamelemelē
you 2nd person singularmetamelesōmetamelesemetamelesimetamelesametamelesēmetameleselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularmetameletōmetameletemetameletimetameletametameletēmetameletelē
we 1st person pluralmetamelenōmetamelenemetamelenimetamelenametamelenēmetamelenelē
ye 2nd person pluralmetamelevōmetamelevemetamelevimetamelevametamelevēmetamelevelē
they 3rd person pluralmetamelelōmetamelelemetamelelimetamelelametamelelēmetamelelelē

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularmetamelimōmetamelimemetamelimimetamelimametamelimēmetamelimelē
you 2nd person singularmetamelisōmetamelisemetamelisimetamelisametamelisēmetameliselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularmetamelitōmetamelitemetamelitiμεταμεληθήσεταιmetamelitametamelitēmetamelitelē
we 1st person pluralmetamelinōmetamelinemetamelinimetamelinametamelinēmetamelinelē
ye 2nd person pluralmetamelivōmetamelivemetamelivimetamelivaμετεμελήθητεmetamelivēmetamelivelē
they 3rd person pluralmetamelilōmetamelilemetamelilimetamelilametamelilēmetamelilelē
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

acts on or for itself middle voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularmetamelemeiōmetamelemeiametamelemeiē
you 2nd person singularmetameleseiōmetameleseiametameleseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularmetameleteiōmetameleteiametameleteiē
we 1st person pluralmetameleneiōmetameleneiametameleneiē
ye 2nd person pluralmetameleveiōmetameleveiametameleveiē
they 3rd person pluralmetameleleiōmetameleleiametameleleiē

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularmetamelimeiōmetamelimeiametamelimeiē
you 2nd person singularmetameliseiōmetameliseiametameliseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularmetameliteiōmetameliteiametameliteiē
we 1st person pluralmetamelineiōmetamelineiametamelineiē
ye 2nd person pluralmetameliveiōmetameliveiametameliveiē
they 3rd person pluralmetamelileiōmetamelileiametamelileiē
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

acts on or for itself middle voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularmetamelesōrmetamelesarmetamelesēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularmetameletōrmetameletarmetameletēr
ye 2nd person pluralmetamelevōrmetamelevarmetamelevēr
they 3rd person pluralmetamelelōrmetamelelarmetamelelēr

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularmetamelisōrmetamelisarmetamelisēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularmetamelitōrmetamelitarmetamelitēr
ye 2nd person pluralmetamelivōrmetamelivarmetamelivēr
they 3rd person pluralmetamelilōrmetamelilarmetamelilēr
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

acts on or for itself middle voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularmetamelemoiōmetamelemoia
you 2nd person singularmetamelesoiōmetamelesoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularmetameletoiōmetameletoia
we 1st person pluralmetamelenoiōmetamelenoia
ye 2nd person pluralmetamelevoiōmetamelevoia
they 3rd person pluralmetameleloiōmetameleloia

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularmetamelimoiōmetamelimoia
you 2nd person singularmetamelisoiōmetamelisoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularmetamelitoiōmetamelitoia
we 1st person pluralmetamelinoiōmetamelinoia
ye 2nd person pluralmetamelivoiōmetamelivoia
they 3rd person pluralmetameliloiōmetameliloia
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
acts on or for itself middle voicemetamelerōmetamelerimetamelerametamelerē
acted on passive voicemetamelirōmetamelirimetamelirametamelirē
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
acts on or for itself middle voicemetamelerōtosmetameleritosmetameleratosmetamelerētos
acted on passive voicemetamelirōtosmetameliritosmetameliratosμεταμεληθεὶςmetamelirētos

Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.

How every form is built — the slots that make them
metamelstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvlwho person+eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+tthen it declines+ogender+sits job in the sentence case

metamel is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

6 occurrences, every one of them listed

metamelemō“regret”happening now · Ipresent middle indicative 1st person singular

2 Corinthians 7:8“regret”hoti ei kai lupama vin en ta epistola, ouk metamelemō; ei kai metameleme blepamō hoti tas epistolas ekeinas ei kai pros hōran lupata vin,Even if I caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it. Although I did regret it— for I see that my letter caused you sorrow, but only for a short time—

metameleme“regret”was happening · Iimperfect middle indicative 1st person singular

2 Corinthians 7:8“regret”hoti ei kai lupama vin en ta epistola, ouk metamelemō; ei kai metameleme blepamō hoti tas epistolas ekeinas ei kai pros hōran lupata vin,Even if I caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it. Although I did regret it— for I see that my letter caused you sorrow, but only for a short time—

metameliti“change his mind”will happen · he/she/itfuture passive indicative 3rd person singular

Hebrews 7:21“change his mind”tos de meta horkōmosiau dia tou legarōtou pros auton; Omnuata kurios, kai ouk metameliti, Sis hierevos eis ton aiōnon,but Jesus became a priest with an oath by the One who said to Him: “The Lord has sworn and will not change His mind: ‘You are a priest forever.’”

metameliva“change … minds”happened · yeaorist passive indicative 2nd person plural

Matthew 21:32“change … minds”erchata gar Iōannos pros vin en hoda dikaiosunau, kai ouk pisteuava auto; tois de telōnois kai tais pornais pisteuala auto; vis de horaratois oude metameliva husterem teu pisteuara auto.For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him.

metameliratos“repented”happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative singular masculine

Matthew 21:29“changed … mind”tos de apokriniratos legata; Ouk thelamō; husterem de metameliratos aperchata.‘I will not,’ he replied. But later he changed his mind and went.

Matthew 27:3“repented”Tote horaratos Ioudaos tos paradōarōtos auton hoti katakrinita metameliratos strefata teim triakonta argurieim toi archierevoi kai presbuteroiWhen Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was filled with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders.