μνημονεύω
mnēmoneúō · G3421 · Greek · 21 occurrences
Meanings
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to remember, to recall, to think about again, memory, remembrance
To recall information from memory, but without necessarily the implication that persons have actually forgotten
ExamplesMatthew 16:9 “Do you not yet understand nor remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets you picked up?
Mark 8:18 “HAVING EYES, DO YOU NOT SEE? AND HAVING EARS, DO YOU NOT HEAR? And do you not remember,
Luke 17:32 “Remember Lot’s wife.
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to keep thinking about, to think about again and again
(Compare μνημονεύω ‘to remember, to recall,’) To keep on recalling and thinking about again and again
ExamplesJohn 16:21 “Whenever a woman is in labor she has pain, because her hour has come; but when she gives birth to the child, she no longer remembers the anguish because of the joy that a child has been born into the world.
Colossians 4:18 I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. Remember my imprisonment. Grace be with you.
2 Timothy 2:8 Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, descendant of David, according to my gospel,
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to recall, to remember
To recall or be aware of information, and as a result to respond in an appropriate manner (for example, punishing, helping, honoring, etc., depending upon the context)
ExamplesActs 20:35 “In everything I showed you that by working hard in this way you must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He Himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
Galatians 2:10 They only asked us to remember the poor—the very thing I also was eager to do.
2 Timothy 2:8 Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, descendant of David, according to my gospel,
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to remember and mention, to remember to mention
To recall and to respond by making mention of
Examples1 Thessalonians 1:3 constantly keeping in mind your work of faith and labor of love and perseverance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of our God and Father,
Hebrews 11:22 By faith Joseph, when he was dying, made mention of the exodus of the sons of Israel, and gave orders concerning his bones.
How it’s used In 6 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
21 occurrences in 9 groups
- Not stated: you (more than one) 10
- Not stated: you (one person) 3
- Other words · 7 groups that occur once or twice (8) 8
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
17 occurrences in 20 groups
- Other words · 20 groups that occur once or twice (22) 22
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
3 occurrences in 4 groups
- διάthrough+ χαράjoy 1
- ἔμπροσθενbefore, in front of+ θεόςGod 1
- ἔμπροσθενbefore, in front of+ πατήρfather 1
- περίconcerning, about, for+ ἔξοδοςdeparture 1
With adverbsAdverbs
4 occurrences in 3 groups
- οὐnot 2
- οὐκέτιno longer 1
- ἀδιαλείπτωςnot ceasing 1
What it doesIt is the subject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- δέωto bind, to tie 1
What is done to itIt is the object
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- νοέωto perceive 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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In the other Testament 1 word
- זָכַר zâkar · H2142 · to remember, to call to mind, to be mindful
- זָכַר (zâkar, H2142) is the standard Hebrew verb for remembering/recollecting, directly cognate to μνημονεύω (mnēmoneúō, G3421) in its core memory-exercise sense; both share the semantic range of mental recollection, commemorative rehearsal, and bringing to mind, making this a straightforward cross-linguistic translation equivalent.
Semantic domains 4 entries
- To recall, to remember29.16
- This sense denotes bringing a specific past event or teaching back to mind. Luke 17:32 issues the brief warning, “Remember Lot’s wife.”
- To remember and mention, to remember to mention29.18
- This sense denotes calling something to mind by naming it, especially in giving thanks or intercession. Ephesians 2:11 begins, “Therefore remember that previously you, the Gentiles in the flesh,” recalling their former condition.
- To remember, to recall, to think about again, memory, remembrance29.7
- This sense denotes the general act of keeping something in mind. Colossians 4:18 closes with Paul's instruction, “Remember my imprisonment.”
- To keep thinking about, to think about again and again29.8
- This sense denotes a sustained, repeated mental focus on something, rather than a single act of recall. 1 Thessalonians 1:3 speaks of “constantly keeping in mind your work of faith and labor of love,” a continual remembrance.
Word family 27 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon imperfect 3 person plural ἐμνημόνευον; 1 aorist ἐμνημόνευσα; (μνημῶν mindful); from…
1. to be mindful of, to remember, to call to mind: absolutely, Mk 8:18; τίνος, Lk 17:32; Jn 15:20; Jn 16:4, Jn 16:21; Acts 20:35; 1 Thess 1:3; (Heb 13:7); contextually equivalent to to think of and feel for a person or thing: with the genitive of the thing, Col 4:18; τῶν πτωχῶν, Gal 2:10 (see μιμνήσκω, at the end); with an accusative of the object to hold in memory, keep in mind: τινα, 2 Tim 2:8; τί, Mt 16:9; 1 Thess 2:9; τά ἀδικήματα, of God as punishing them, Rev 18:5 (see μιμνήσκω). Cf. Matthiae, § 347 Anm. 2; Winers Grammar, p. 205 (193); (Buttmann, § 132, 14). followed by ὅτι, Acts 20:31; Eph 2:11; 2 Thess 2:5; followed by an indirect question, Rev 2:5; Rev 3:3.
2. to make mention of: τίνος, Heb 11:15 (but others refer this to 1 above) (Plutarch, Themistius, 32; τί, Plato, de rep. 4, p. 441 d.; legg. 4, p. 723 c.); περί τίνος (as μνασθαι in classic Greek, see Matthiae, § 341 Anm. 1), Heb 11:22; so in Latinmemini de aliquo; cf. Ramshorn, Latin Gr. § 111 note 1; (Harpers' Latin Dictionary, under the wordmemini, I. 3; cf. English remember about, etc.).
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 2 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
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