Bible Lexicons

μετάνοια , -οίας , ἡ

(< μετανοέω ),

[in LXX: Proverbs 14:15, Wisdom of Solomon 11:23; Wisdom of Solomon 12:10; Wisdom of Solomon 12:19, Sirach 44:16 *;]

after-thought, change of mind, repentance: Hebrews 12:17; of repentance from sin, Matthew 3:8; Matthew 3:11 Luke 3:8; Luke 15:7; Luke 24:47, Acts 26:20, 2 Corinthians 7:9-10; βάπτισμα (q.v.) μετανοίας , Mark 1:4, Luke 3:3, Acts 13:24; Acts 19:4; ἡ εἰς θεὸν Acts 20:21; μ . ἀπὸ νεκρῶν ἔργων , Hebrews 6:1; εἰς μ . καλεῖν , Luke 5:32; id. ἄγειν , Romans 2:4; ἀνακαινίζειν , Hebrews 6:6; εἰς μ . χωρῆσαι , 2 Peter 3:9; μ . δοῦναι , Acts 5:31; Acts 11:18, 2 Timothy 2:25.†

BGU I. 180.23 (A.D. 172) ( = Chrest. I. p. 472) ἄ [ν ]θρ [ω ]πος πρεσβύ [τη ]ς καὶ μόνος τυγχ [άν ]ων, ib, II. 385.4 (ii/iii A.D.) γεινώσκειν σε θέλω, ὅτι μόνη ἰμὶ ε ̣̓γ ̣ω ̣—a touching letter of a daughter to her father, P Meyer 20.44 (1st half iii/A.D.) μίαν σου ε ̣̓[π ]ι ̣[σ ]τολὴν ἐκομισάμην μόνην, P Oxy X. 1298.6 (iv/A.D.) ἐγὼ μόνος (l. μόνον ?) πάνυ ἐμαυτὸν τηρῶν ὑπὲρ τὸν ἀσφαλήν, ";I have been keeping myself quite alone beyond the point of safety"; (Edd.), and ib..9 σὲ γὰρ μόνον ἔχω μάρτυρα, ";for I have only you to witness"; (Edd.). For neut. μόνον as an adv. cf. P Eleph 13.4 (B.C. 223–2) ὁ δὲ ἐπήινει μόνον, ἐπέταξεν δ᾽ οὐθέν : cf. the letter of a father to his son, P Oxy III. 531.11 (ii/A.D.) τοῖς βιβλίοις σου αὐτὸ μόνον πρόσεχ [ε ] φιλολογῶν καὶ ἀπ᾽ αὐτῶν ὄνησιν ἕξεις, ";give your undivided attention to your books, devoting yourself to learning, and then they will bring you profit"; (Edd.). For the common phrase οὐ μόνον, ἀλλὰ καί cf. P Ryl II. 116.14 (A.D. 194) οὐ μόνον ἐξύβρισαν ἀλλὰ καὶ τὴν ἐσθῆτά μου περιέσχισαν, ";not only abused me but tore my garments,"; ib. 243.4 (ii/A.D.) οἴδαμεν ὅτι ἀηδῶς ἔχις δ ̣ι ̣ὰ ̣ τ ̣ὴν λιψυδρίαν, τοῦτο οὐ μόνον ἡμεῖν γενάμενον ἀλλὰ καὶ πολλοῖς, ";we know that you are distressed about the deficiency of water; this has happened not to us only but to many"; (Edd.) For κατὰ μόνας, as in Mark 4:10 al., cf. Menander Fragm. p. 46 καὶ νῦν ὑπὲρ τούτων συνάγουσι κατὰ μόνας, ";they are having a private party,"; and Menandrea p. 38.518. The phrase is written as one word in BGU III. 813.15 (ii/A.D.), as read in Archiv ii. p. 97. MGr μόνος, ";alone"; : μονός, ";simple,"; ";single.";