Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (
v.) Pain of mind on account of something done or experienced in the past, with a wish that it had been different; a looking back with dissatisfaction or with longing; grief; sorrow; especially, a mourning on account of the loss of some joy, advantage, or satisfaction.
2. (v.) Dislike; aversion.
3. (v. t.) To experience regret on account of; to lose or miss with a sense of regret; to feel sorrow or dissatisfaction on account of (the happening or the loss of something); as, to regret an error; to regret lost opportunities or friends.
Greek
3338. metamelomai -- to regret, repent ... to
regret, repent. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: metamelomai Phonetic Spelling:
(met-am-el'-lom-ahee) Short Definition: I change my mind Definition: (lit
... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3338.htm - 7k278. ametameletos -- not repented of
... 278 (an adjective, derived from 1 "not" and 33387, "regret") -- properly, no change
of concern (interest), ie for an action because it was done from (true ...
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2130. eumetadotos -- ready to impart
... makes one's wealth useful to (cf. Ac 20:35; Wis 7:13 -- wisdom without
regret [] that which is gained, ). If this is indeed the ...
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2236. hedista -- most gladly.
... sweetly" (gladly); the sweet (2 Cor 12:9,15), functioning as the (-est) form of
("sweet") emphasizing an action done with gladness (no regret or reservation). ...
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Strong's Hebrew
2532. chemdah -- desire, delight... of chemed Definition desire, delight NASB Word Usage beautiful (1), choice (1),
desirable (2), desire (1), pleasant (5), precious (2),
regret (1), valuable (2
... /hebrew/2532.htm - 6k 5162. nacham -- to be sorry, console oneself
... 2), comforters (4), comforts (2), console (3), consolers (1), consoling (1), give
rest (1), have compassion (2), moved to pity (1), regret (1), regretted (1 ...
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Library
Job's Regret and Our Own
... Job's Regret and Our Own. A Sermon ... It is but the expression of a natural regret,
which would be felt by any man who had experienced such great reverses. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 17 1871/jobs regret and our own.htm
2 Cor. vii. 8
... to the corinthians. Homily XV. 2 Cor. vii. 8. 2 1 Corinthians 7:8 So that [770]
though I made you sorry with my letter, I do not regret it, though I did regret. ...
/.../homilies on the epistles of paul to the corinthians/homily xv 2 cor vii.htm
Repentance and Impenitence.
... 2. Repentance is not a phenomenon of the sensibility: that is, it does not consist
in a feeling of regret or remorse, of compunction or sorrow for sin, or of ...
/.../finney/systematic theology/lecture xxxiv repentance and impenitence.htm
The Turning Point
... The prodigal had also passed beyond mere regret. He was deeply ... which he
mourned. What is the use of regret if we continue in sin? ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 20 1874/the turning point.htm
Business Phrases
... I look forward to pleasant personal relations in the future. I regret
exceedingly to inform you. ... It is a matter of great regret to us. ...
/.../kleiser/fifteen thousand useful phrases/section vi business phrases.htm
The Kingdom of Christ
... since his time have fancied themselves saints and prophets, would he not have rather
cursed the city than wept over it with tenderness, regret, sorrow, most ...
/.../kingsley/discipline and other sermons/sermon xxiii the kingdom of christ.htm
One Worker Preparing for Another
... and then, when the evening shadows came, we were uneasy and unhappy, and though
saved by divine grace, we died with sad expressions of regret for wasted ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 38 1892/one worker preparing for another.htm
Two Essential Things
... Many who profess regret for having done wrong are not sorry for the sin itself,
but they are affected by the opinion of their fellow-men, and by the remarks ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 35 1889/two essential things.htm
The Survival of the Fittest.
... the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every purpose in the thoughts
of his heart was only evil continually, it was a source of regret that he ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/kent/the making of a nation/study iv the survival of.htm
Chapter twenty-six
... Nazareth Avenue Church parted from its pastor with regret for the most part, although
the regret was modified with a feeling of relief on the part of those who ...
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Thesaurus
Regret (17 Occurrences)... 3. (vt) To experience
regret on account of; to lose or miss with a sense of
regret;
to feel sorrow or dissatisfaction on account of (the happening or the loss
.../r/regret.htm - 12kRepent (74 Occurrences)
... 3. (vi) To feel pain, sorrow, or regret, for what one has done or omitted
to do. ... 7. (vt) To feel regret or sorrow; -- used reflexively. ...
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Rue (1 Occurrence)
... 1. (vt) To lament; to regret extremely; to grieve over; as to rue the day.... ... It
is used in medicine. 3. (n.) Fig.: Bitterness; disappointment; grief; regret. ...
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Sorry (27 Occurrences)
... 1. (a.) Grieved for the loss of some good; pained for some evil; feeling regret; --
now generally used to express light grief or affliction, but formerly often ...
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Unable (102 Occurrences)
... The first said to him, I have got a new field, and it is necessary for me to go
and see it: I am full of regret that I am unable to come. (BBE). ...
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Regretted (5 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Regret. Multi-Version Concordance
Regretted (5 Occurrences). Matthew 21:29 He answered,'I ...
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Desire (565 Occurrences)
... 3. (vt) To require; to demand; to claim. 4. (vt) To miss; to regret. ... 8. (vt) Excessive
or morbid longing; lust; appetite. 9. (vt) Grief; regret. Int. ...
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Salutary (1 Occurrence)
... Multi-Version Concordance Salutary (1 Occurrence). 2 Corinthians 7:8 For if I gave
you pain by that letter, I do not regret it, though I did regret it then. ...
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Grain-floor (27 Occurrences)
... 2 Samuel 24:16 And when the hand of the angel was stretched out in the direction
of Jerusalem, for its destruction, the Lord had regret for the evil, and said ...
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Grieved (87 Occurrences)
... 2 Corinthians 7:8 For if also I grieved you in the letter, I do not regret it, if
even I have regretted it; for I see that that letter, if even it were only ...
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