Μετεμελήθη Μεταμέλεια

changed purpose, repented

Translated by Catharine Roth1 Jul 2009Vetting: high3 revisions

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There is no repentance in the case of God, but he calls the cessation of chastisement "repentance."

Greek original · Adler’s text

Μετεμελήθη. Μεταμέλεια ἐπὶ θεοῦ οὐκ ἔστιν, ἀλλὰ τῆς παιδείας φησὶ τὴν παῦλαν μεταμέλειαν.

Betacode

*metemelh/qh. *metame/leia e)pi\ qeou= ou)k e)/stin, a)lla\ th=s paidei/as fhsi\ th\n pau=lan metame/leian.

Notes

Theodoret (PG 80, 17331b) on Psalm 105.45 LXX. The unglossed headword itself, which occurs there, is aorist passive of metame/lei.
cf. mu 708 and especially (for the substance) mu 709.

Linked from1 entry

μ709Μεταμέλειαchange of purpose, regret, repentanceA human emotion. But the divinity [is] without experience of repentance. But it/he allows undergoing changes as if by economy, as it/he put an end to the priesthood of the Jews and the kingship of [the] Assyrians and…

Neighbouring entries

μ757Μετελθώνgoing after μ758Μετ' ἐμέafter me μ759Μετεμελήθη Μεταμέλειαchanged purpose, repented μ760Μετεμόσχευσεtransplanted μ761Μετ' ἐναργείαςaccompanied by evidence

Revision history3 revisions · last 18 May 2016

18 May 2016coding — David Whitehead
19 May 2013Revised — David Whitehead
2 Jul 2009tweaks — David Whitehead
1 Jul 2009Translated — Catharine Roth