μεταμέλομαι

metamelomai

feel repentance, regret

Appears 4 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Rhetoric 2
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Book II 1
Chapter 3 1380a10–1380b34

1380a14
Book III 1
Chapter 17 1417b21–1418b39

1418a20
Nicomachean Ethics 1
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Book III 1
Chapter 1 1109b30–1111b3

1110b23
Topics 1
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Book VIII 1
Chapter 1 155b3–157a17

156b1

Dictionary (LSJ)

μεταμέλομαι, rare exc. in pres. and impf.: fut. -μελήσομαι Phld. Rh. 2.16 S., also -μεληθήσομαι LXX Ps. 109(110).4, Sch.E. Ph. 899: aor. -εμελήθην Plb. 8.23.2, D.S. 19.75, later -ήσθην PThead. 51.15 (iv A. D.); also Ep. μετεμέμβλετο prob. in Panyas. in Et.Gen. s.v. μῦθος (Coll.Alex.p.249 Powell): pf. -μεμέλημαι LXX 1 Ma. 11.10, Phld. Vit.p.34 J.:—A. feel repentance, regret:—Constr.: 1. c. part., μετεμέλοντο οὐ δεξάμενοι they repented that they had not . . , Th. 4.27, cf. 7.50; μ. ὅτι . . Id. 5.14; ὁ μεταμελόμενος Arist. EN 1110b23. 2. μεταμέλεσθαί τινι repent at a thing, D.S. 15.9; ἐπί τινι Id. 19.75; τινων Phalar. Ep. 43. 3. abs., change oneʼs purpose or line of conduct, X. Cyr. 4.6.5, Plb. 4.50.6. II. causal in fut. part., τὸ μεταμελησόμενον that which will cause regret, matter for future repentance, X. Mem. 2.6.23. III. = μεταμέλει I.1, μεταμέλεσθαι αὐτοῖς περὶ ὧν ἂν συμβουλεύσωνται Pl. Demod. 382d.:—the form μεταμελέομαι, censured by Thom.Mag.p.123 R., occurs in Hp. Ep. 27.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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