μετάνοια (metánia)
English: penitence
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Linguistic Information
Word Typenoun
Genderfeminine
Casenominative
NumberSingular
About μετάνοια
As a noun, μετάνοια is of the feminine gender and is in the nominative case in Greek grammar. It can help you understand sentence structure and word forms better.
Definitions & Examples
- noun:change of mind, new mind
- noun:(by extension) prostration, genuflection
Declension Table
feminine noun
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | μετάνοια | μετάνοιες |
| genitive | μετάνοιας | — |
| accusative | μετάνοια | μετάνοιες |
| vocative | μετάνοια | μετάνοιες |
Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how μετάνοια appears in different grammatical contexts.