"re·pent
/rəˈpent/Submit
verb
feel or express sincere regret or remorse about one's wrongdoing or sin.
"the priest urged his listeners to repent"
synonyms: feel remorse, regret, be sorry, rue, reproach oneself, be ashamed, feel contrite; "

What would be the difference between you having an argument that repent means "to change" verses you having an argument that the word being translated in that context should have been translated to 'change'? Is that what you actually mean?