Greek · G3403 · unreviewed

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". μιμνήσκω (Bl.

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Meaning

to remember

Extended definition

(Bl., -ῄ-, § 3, 3), [in LXX chiefly for זָכַר ;] to remind: mid, and pass.;

areflexive, to remind oneself of, hence, to remember: with genitive of thing(s), Mat.26:75, Luk.1:54, 72 24:8, Act.11:16, 2Pe.3:2, Ju 17; with neg., of sins, = to forgive, Heb.8:12 10:17" (LXX) ; with genitive of person(s), Luk.23:42; before ὅτι, Mat.5:23 27:63, Luk.16:25, Jhn.2:17, 22 12:16; ὡς, Luk.24:6; pf., μέμνημι, in Pres. sense (cl.), with genitive of person(s) (of thing(s)), 1Co.11:2, 2Ti.1:4; pres., μιμνήσκομαι (only in late writers), with genitive of person(s), in sense of caring for, Heb.2:6 (LXX) Heb.13:3;

bin passive sense, to be remembered, aor., ἐμνήσθην : before ἐνώπιον, with genitive of person(s) (cf. Eze.18:22), Act.10:31, Rev.16:19 (cf. ἀνα-, ἐπ-ανα-, ὑπο- μιμνήσκω. The tenses of this verb are from the older μνάομαι).

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

ongoing 1 imperative 1

Tense

present 2

Voice

middle 2

Mood

indicative 1 imperative 1

NT Occurrences

Hebrews 2:6 μιμνῄσκῃ present middle indicative ongoing Hebrews 13:3 μιμνῄσκεσθε present middle imperative imperative

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)

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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