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μετανοέω

Transliteration metanoeō		Pronunciation me-tä-no-e'-ō (Key)
Part of Speech verb		Root Word (Etymology) From μετά (G3326) and νοέω (G3539)
TDNT Reference 4:975,636	Vines View Entry

1) to change one's mind, i.e. to repent

2) to change one's mind for better, heartily to amend with abhorrence of one's past sins

"Repentance (metanoia, 'change of mind') involves a turning with contrition from sin to God; the repentant sinner is in the proper condition to accept the divine forgiveness." (F. F. Bruce. The Acts of the Apostles [Greek Text Commentary], London: Tyndale, 1952, p. 97.)

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Strong's Number G3340 matches the Greek μετανοέω (metanoeō), which occurs 5 times in 5 verses in Act of the Greek concordance of the KJV
Page 1 / 1 (Act 2:38 - Act 26:20)
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Act 2:38	Then ¹¹⁶¹ Peter ⁴⁰⁷⁴ said ⁵³⁴⁶ unto ⁴³¹⁴ them ⁸⁴⁶, Repent³³⁴⁰ , and ²⁵³² be baptized ⁹⁰⁷ every one ¹⁵³⁸ of you ⁵²¹⁶ in ¹⁹⁰⁹ the name ³⁶⁸⁶ of Jesus ²⁴²⁴ Christ ⁵⁵⁴⁷ for ¹⁵¹⁹ the remission ⁸⁵⁹ of sins ²⁶⁶, and ²⁵³² ye shall receive ²⁹⁸³ the gift ¹⁴³¹ of the Holy ⁴⁰ Ghost ⁴¹⁵¹.
Act 3:19	Repent ye³³⁴⁰ therefore ³⁷⁶⁷, and ²⁵³² be converted ¹⁹⁹⁴ , that ¹⁵¹⁹ your ⁵²¹⁶ sins ²⁶⁶ may be blotted out ¹⁸¹³ , when ³⁷⁰⁴ the times ²⁵⁴⁰ of refreshing ⁴⁰³ shall come ³⁰² ²⁰⁶⁴ from ⁵⁷⁵ the presence ⁴³⁸³ of the Lord ²⁹⁶²;
Act 8:22	Repent³³⁴⁰ therefore ³⁷⁶⁷ of ⁵⁷⁵ this ⁵⁰²⁶ thy ⁴⁶⁷⁵ wickedness ²⁵⁴⁹, and ²⁵³² pray ¹¹⁸⁹ God ²³¹⁶, if ¹⁴⁸⁷ perhaps ⁶⁸⁶ the thought ¹⁹⁶³ of thine ⁴⁶⁷⁵ heart ²⁵⁸⁸ may be forgiven ⁸⁶³ thee ⁴⁶⁷¹.
Act 17:30	And ³³⁰³ ³⁷⁶⁷ the times ⁵⁵⁵⁰ of this ignorance ⁵² God ²³¹⁶ winked at ⁵²³⁷ ; but now ³⁵⁶⁹ commandeth ³⁸⁵³ all ³⁹⁵⁶ men ⁴⁴⁴ every where ³⁸³⁷ to repent³³⁴⁰ :
Act 26:20	But ²³⁵ shewed ⁵¹⁸ ⁵¹⁸ first ⁴⁴¹² unto them of ¹⁷²² Damascus ¹¹⁵⁴, and ²⁵³² at Jerusalem ²⁴¹⁴, and ⁵⁰³⁷ throughout ¹⁵¹⁹ all ³⁹⁵⁶ the coasts ⁵⁵⁶¹ of Judaea ²⁴⁴⁹, and ²⁵³² [then] to the Gentiles ¹⁴⁸⁴, that they should repent³³⁴⁰ and ²⁵³² turn ¹⁹⁹⁴ to ¹⁹⁰⁹ God ²³¹⁶, and do ⁴²³⁸ works ²⁰⁴¹ meet ⁵¹⁴ for repentance ³³⁴¹.

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