Dictionary entry

μεταμέλομαι

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

μετα-μέλομαι,

[in LXX chiefly for נחם: ni.;]

depon., pass., to regret, repent one: Mt 21:30, 32 27:3, II Co 7:8, He 7:21^(LXX).†

SYN.: μετανοέω, to change one's mind, repent. On the distinction, difficult to maintain by usage, between these words, v. Thayer, s.v.; Tr., Syn., § lxix.