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repented

Meaning of “repented”

Past tense and past participle of repent: changed the mind or purpose concerning what had been done or intended, often coupled with grief or sorrow.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
32 occurrences32 verses15 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 6:6

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Luke 10:13
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Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Luke 10:13 · retained source text

Woe vnto thee Chorazin, wo vnto thee Bethsaida: For if the mighty workes had beene done in Tyre and Sidon, which haue beene done in you, they had a great while agoe repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

1611 marginal noteMat. 11.21.

Luke 11:32
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The men of Nineve shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 11:32 · retained source text

The men of Nineue shall rise vp in the iudgement with this generation, and shall condemne it: for they repented at the preaching of Ionas, and behold, a greater then Ionas is here.

Complete reference index — all 32 verses
Genesis 6:6Exodus 32:14Judges 2:18Judges 21:6Judges 21:151 Samuel 15:352 Samuel 24:161 Chronicles 21:15Psalms 106:45Jeremiah 8:6Jeremiah 20:16Jeremiah 26:19Jeremiah 31:19Amos 7:3Amos 7:6Jonah 3:10Zechariah 8:14Matthew 11:20Matthew 11:21Matthew 12:41Matthew 21:29Matthew 21:32Matthew 27:3Luke 10:13Luke 11:322 Corinthians 7:102 Corinthians 12:21Revelation 2:21Revelation 9:20Revelation 9:21Revelation 16:9Revelation 16:11

Where “repented” appears

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Genesis1 occurrence
1 verseExodus1 occurrence
1 verseJudges3 occurrences
3 verses1 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse2 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse1 Chronicles1 occurrence
1 versePsalms1 occurrence
1 verseJeremiah4 occurrences
4 versesAmos2 occurrences
2 versesJonah1 occurrence
1 verseZechariah1 occurrence
1 verseMatthew6 occurrences
6 versesLuke2 occurrences
2 verses2 Corinthians2 occurrences
2 versesRevelation5 occurrences
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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Webster 1828

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To feel pain, sorrow or regret for something done or spoken; ... To change the mind in consequence of the inconvenience or injury done by past conduct.

volume 2, leaf 460, column 2 (main dictionary)