metanoeo names a response to sin or wrongdoing that is called for, enacted, or withheld before God.

The occurrences consistently present the term as the response called for when people have sinned, done wrong, or stand under warning: it may be commanded, reported as occurring, or denied. The surrounding clauses connect it with turning, forgiveness, abandoning wrongful practices, receiving rebuke, and responding to preaching.

1. Responding to sin and warning · dominant

   In Acts 3:19, the second-person aorist form stands in an appeal followed by turning, with the APB rendering the clause “Repent therefore and turn, so that your sins may be blotted out.” In Acts 8:22, the singular aorist form is directed toward “this wickedness,” while Revelation 9:20 and Revelation 9:21 describe people who did not make this response concerning the works of their hands, murders, potions, sexual sin, and thefts. Matthew 3:2 and Mark 1:15 place present plural forms in public proclamations alongside the nearness of the kingdom and belief in the gospel.

   Acts 3:19Acts 8:22Matthew 3:2Mark 1:15Revelation 9:20Revelation 9:21

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB regularly renders the forms with “repent” or “repented,” including commands, reported responses, and refusals. It also links the term in particular clauses with “turn,” forgiveness, deeds, rebuke, and wrongful practices.