# metanoete

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌmɛtənəʊˈiːti/

## Definitions
1. Metanoia.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek μετανοῆτε (metanoête), subjunctive of μετανοῶ (metanoô, “to repent”), from the Gospel of Luke:
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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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/metanoete