What does μιμνήσκω (mimnḗskō) mean in the Bible?
μιμνήσκω (mimnḗskō) is a Greek word meaning "to remember".
Greek · G3403
μιμνήσκω
To remember
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μιμνήσκω G3403
Pronunciation mimnḗskō
What does μιμνήσκω (mimnḗskō) mean in the Bible?
μιμνήσκω (mimnḗskō) is a Greek word meaning "to remember".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3403?
The BSB source-word alignment has 23 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include remember (6), remembered (4), remembering (2), they remembered (2), by recalling (1).
Where does μιμνήσκω (mimnḗskō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 5:23. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (6), Hebrews (4), John (3), Matthew (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It remember 6× Matthew 5:23, Luke 16:25, Luke 23:42, Luke 24:6
remembered 4× Matthew 26:75, John 2:17, John 2:22, Revelation 16:19
remembering 2× Luke 1:54, 1 Corinthians 11:2
they remembered 2× Luke 24:8, John 12:16
by recalling 1× 2 Peter 3:2
have been remembered 1× Acts 10:31
I remembered 1× Acts 11:16
I will remember 1× Hebrews 10:17
Recalling 1× 2 Timothy 1:4
to remember 1× Luke 1:72
we remember 1× Matthew 27:63
will remember 1× Hebrews 8:12
You are mindful 1× Hebrews 2:6
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 5:23 μνησθῇς to remember Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 2nd Person Singular Matthew 26:75 ἐμνήσθη to remembered Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Matthew 27:63 ἐμνήσθημεν to we remember Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person Plural Luke 1:54 μνησθῆναι to remembering Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive Luke 1:72 μνησθῆναι to to remember Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive Luke 16:25 μνήσθητι to remember Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 2nd Person Singular Luke 23:42 μνήσθητί to remember Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 2nd Person Singular Luke 24:6 μνήσθητε to Remember Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 2nd Person Plural Luke 24:8 ἐμνήσθησαν to they remembered Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural John 2:17 Ἐμνήσθησαν to remembered Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 5:23
Aligned rows 23
Books represented 10
Matthew 3 Luke 6 John 3 Acts 2 1 Corinthians 1 2 Timothy 1 Hebrews 4 2 Peter 1 Jude 1 Revelation 1
Source forms
ἐμνήσθησαν 4x emnēsthēsan Luke 24:8, John 2:22, John 12:16, Acts 10:31
μνησθῆναι 3x mnēsthēnai Luke 1:54, Luke 1:72, 2 Peter 3:2
ἐμνήσθη 2x emnēsthē Matthew 26:75, Revelation 16:19
μνήσθητε 2x mnēsthēte Luke 24:6, Jude 1:17
ἐμνήσθημεν 1x emnēsthēmen Matthew 27:63
ἐμνήσθην 1x emnēsthēn Acts 11:16
Ἐμνήσθησαν 1x Emnēsthēsan John 2:17
μεμνημένος 1x memnēmenos 2 Timothy 1:4
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural 5x Luke 24:8, John 2:17, John 2:22, John 12:16
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive 3x Luke 1:54, Luke 1:72, 2 Peter 3:2
Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 2nd Person Plural 2x Luke 24:6, Jude 1:17
Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 2nd Person Singular 2x Luke 16:25, Luke 23:42
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular 2x Matthew 26:75, Revelation 16:19
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person Plural 1x Matthew 27:63
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person Singular 1x Acts 11:16
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 1st Person Singular 1x Hebrews 8:12
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to remember
Strong's G3403
Lexical occurrences 0 verses Greek text appearances 23 times 16 shown below Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to remember
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
16 of 23 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 5:23 Verb Second Person Singular Aorist Passive Subjunctive
μνησθῇς mnhsqhv
I remember, recall
Read verse Matthew 26:75 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Indicative
ἐμνήσθη emnhsqh
I remember, recall
Read verse Matthew 27:63 Verb First Person Plural Aorist Passive Indicative
ἐμνήσθημεν emnhsqhmen
I remember, recall
Read verse Luke 1:54 Verb Aorist Passive Infinitive
μνησθῆναι mnhsqhnai
I remember, recall
Read verse Luke 1:72 Verb Aorist Passive Infinitive
μνησθῆναι mnhsqhnai
I remember, recall
Read verse Luke 16:25 Verb Second Person Singular Aorist Passive Imperative
μνήσθητι mnhsqhti
I remember, recall
Read verse Luke 23:42 Verb Second Person Singular Aorist Passive Imperative
Μνήσθητί mnhsqhti
I remember, recall
Read verse Luke 24:6 Verb Second Person Plural Aorist Passive Imperative
μνήσθητε mnhsqhte
I remember, recall
Read verse Luke 24:8 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Passive Indicative
ἐμνήσθησαν emnhsqhsan
I remember, recall
Read verse John 2:17 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Passive Indicative
ἐμνήσθησαν emnhsqhsan
I remember, recall
Read verse John 2:22 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Passive Indicative
ἐμνήσθησαν emnhsqhsan
I remember, recall
Read verse John 12:16 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Passive Indicative
ἐμνήσθησαν emnhsqhsan
I remember, recall
Read verse Acts 10:31 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Passive Indicative
ἐμνήσθησαν emnhsqhsan
I remember, recall
Read verse Acts 11:16 Verb First Person Singular Aorist Passive Indicative
ἐμνήσθην emnhsqhn
I remember, recall
Read verse 1 Corinthians 11:2 Verb Second Person Plural Perfect Passive Indicative
μέμνησθε, memnhsqe
I remember, recall
Read verse 2 Timothy 1:4 Verb Perfect Passive Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
μεμνημένος memnhmenov
I remember, recall
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 2
Voice
middle 2
Mood
indicative 1 imperative 1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
μιμνήσκω is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain