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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek μετανοῆτε (metanoête), subjunctive of μετανοῶ (metanoô, “to repent”), from the Gospel of Luke:
οὐχί, λέγω ὑμῖν, ἀλλ’ ἐὰν μὴ μετανοῆτε, πάντες ὁμοίως ἀπολεῖσθε.- oukhí, légō humîn, all’ eàn mḕ metanoête, pántes homoíōs apoleîsthe.
- I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish. ―Luke 13:3 and 13:5, NIV
Pronunciation
Noun
metanoete (uncountable)
- Metanoia.