The corpus record

μετάνοια

metanoia · ἡ

change of mind

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Where it lives

2 Peter 1 · 9.23/10k
2 Timothy 1 · 8.34/10k
Hebrews 3 · 5.97/10k
Odae 2 · 4.92/10k
2 Corinthians 2 · 4.46/10k
Sapientia Salomonis 3 · 4.35/10k
Acts 6 · 3.33/10k
Luke 5 · 2.59/10k
Romans 1 · 1.43/10k
Matthew 2 · 1.12/10k
Mark 1 · 0.91/10k
Proverbia 1 · 0.9/10k

Densest 12 of 17 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

μετάνοια · metanoia — LSJ

change of mind, heart, repentance, regret

change of mind or heart, repentance, regret, Batr. 70, Th. 3.36, Philem. 198, Plb. 4.66.7, LXX Pr. 14.15, Aristeas 188, Plu. QConv. 2.712c (pl.), etc.; ἀνίατος γὰρ τῶν τοιούτων μ. Antipho 2.4.12; γαμεῖν ὁ μέλλων εἰς μ. ἔρχεται Men. Mon. 91; ἡ εἰς τὸν θεὸν μ. Act.Ap. 20.21; μ. ἀπὸ νεκρῶν ἔργων Ep.Hebr. 6.1.

II afterthought, correction

Rhet., afterthought, correction, Rutil. 1.16.

In the wild

μετανοίας · metanoias Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers 1.4 (DIORISIS sentence 604)
μετάνοιαν · metanoian Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers 5.4 (DIORISIS sentence 4393)
μετάνοιά · metanoia Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 8.10.1 (DIORISIS sentence 1190)
μετάνοιαν · metanoian New Testament, 2 Corinthians 7.10 (DIORISIS sentence 124)
μετάνοιαν · metanoian New Testament, 2 Corinthians 7.8 (DIORISIS sentence 123)
μετάνοιαν · metanoian New Testament, 2 Peter 3.9 (DIORISIS sentence 36)

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Where it came from

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