verb
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
What it means
μετα-μέλομαι,
[in LXX chiefly for נחם: ni.;]
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
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| metamelemōμεταμέλομαι | happening now · Ipresent middle indicative 1st person singular | regret | 1× |
| metamelemeμετεμελόμην | was happening · Iimperfect middle indicative 1st person singular | regret | 1× |
| metamelitiμεταμεληθήσεται | will happen · he/she/itfuture passive indicative 3rd person singular | change his mind | 1× |
| metamelivaμετεμελήθητε | happened · yeaorist passive indicative 2nd person plural | change … minds | 1× |
| metameliratosμεταμεληθεὶς | happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative singular masculine | repented | 2× |
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 person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metamelemō1×μεταμέλομαι | metameleme1×μετεμελόμην | metamelemi | metamelema | metamelemē | metamelemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | metamelesō | metamelese | metamelesi | metamelesa | metamelesē | metameleselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metameletō | metamelete | metameleti | metameleta | metameletē | metameletelē |
| we 1st person plural | metamelenō | metamelene | metameleni | metamelena | metamelenē | metamelenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | metamelevō | metameleve | metamelevi | metameleva | metamelevē | metamelevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | metamelelō | metamelele | metameleli | metamelela | metamelelē | metamelelelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metamelimō | metamelime | metamelimi | metamelima | metamelimē | metamelimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | metamelisō | metamelise | metamelisi | metamelisa | metamelisē | metameliselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metamelitō | metamelite | metameliti1×μεταμεληθήσεται | metamelita | metamelitē | metamelitelē |
| we 1st person plural | metamelinō | metameline | metamelini | metamelina | metamelinē | metamelinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | metamelivō | metamelive | metamelivi | metameliva1×μετεμελήθητε | metamelivē | metamelivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | metamelilō | metamelile | metamelili | metamelila | metamelilē | metamelilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metamelemeiō | metamelemeia | metamelemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | metameleseiō | metameleseia | metameleseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metameleteiō | metameleteia | metameleteiē |
| we 1st person plural | metameleneiō | metameleneia | metameleneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | metameleveiō | metameleveia | metameleveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | metameleleiō | metameleleia | metameleleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metamelimeiō | metamelimeia | metamelimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | metameliseiō | metameliseia | metameliseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metameliteiō | metameliteia | metameliteiē |
| we 1st person plural | metamelineiō | metamelineia | metamelineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | metameliveiō | metameliveia | metameliveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | metamelileiō | metamelileia | metamelileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | metamelesōr | metamelesar | metamelesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metameletōr | metameletar | metameletēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | metamelevōr | metamelevar | metamelevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | metamelelōr | metamelelar | metamelelēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | metamelisōr | metamelisar | metamelisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metamelitōr | metamelitar | metamelitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | metamelivōr | metamelivar | metamelivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | metamelilōr | metamelilar | metamelilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metamelemoiō | metamelemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | metamelesoiō | metamelesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metameletoiō | metameletoia |
| we 1st person plural | metamelenoiō | metamelenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | metamelevoiō | metamelevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | metameleloiō | metameleloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | metamelimoiō | metamelimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | metamelisoiō | metamelisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | metamelitoiō | metamelitoia |
| we 1st person plural | metamelinoiō | metamelinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | metamelivoiō | metamelivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | metameliloiō | metameliloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | metamelerō | metameleri | metamelera | metamelerē |
| acted on passive voice | metamelirō | metameliri | metamelira | metamelirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | metamelerōtos | metameleritos | metameleratos | metamelerētos |
| acted on passive voice | metamelirōtos | metameliritos | metameliratos2×μεταμεληθεὶς | metamelirētos |
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
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 singular1×
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 singular1×
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 singular1×
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 plural1×
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 masculine2×
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.