Repentance and returning
The Old Testament says 'return to the Lord'; the New Testament adds a change of mind. The two pictures belong together.
- שׁוּבshuv to return: returnto turn back, to returnH7725
- נָחַםnacham to be sorry: comfortto be sorry, to relent, to be comfortedH5162
- μετανοέωmetanoeō to repentto change one's mind and directionG3340
- μετάνοιαmetanoia repentancerepentanceG3341
- ἐπιστρέφωepistrephō to turnto turn around, to returnG1994
A curated starting list, not a complete one. Lexicon and tags from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House), CC BY 4.0.