What does μνημονεύω · Λώτ · γυνή mean in the Bible?
μνημονεύω · Λώτ · γυνή is a Greek phrase meaning "remember the wife of Lot".
Greek · G3421, G3091, G1135
μνημονεύετε τῆς γυναικὸς Λώτ
To remember · Lot, a patriarch · a woman; specially, a wife
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μνημονεύω G3421 to remember
Pronunciation mnēmoneúō
Remembering with intentional recall or mention, often implying purposeful recollection rather than passive memory.
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Λώτ G3091 Lot, a patriarch
Pronunciation Lṓt
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γυνή G1135 a woman; specially, a wife
Pronunciation gynḗ
Denotes woman or wife; vocative form conveys respect and affection rather than reproof or severity.
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What does μνημονεύετε τῆς γυναικὸς Λώτ (mnēmoneuete tēs gynaikos Lōt) mean in the Bible?
μνημονεύω · Λώτ · γυνή is a Greek phrase meaning "remember the wife of Lot".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3421, G3091, G1135?
G3421, G3091, G1135 is connected to 21 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. remember the wife of Lot
Source Gloss
remember the wife of Lot
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 5 Aligned forms 21 Tenses Present, Aorist Voices Active
Tenses
Voices
Imperative command or strong request 8×
Present Active Luke 17:32 · John 15:20 · Eph 2:11 · Col 4:18 · Heb 13:7 · 2 Tim 2:8 · Rev 2:5 · Rev 3:3 8×
Indicative states a fact or reality 8×
Present Active Matt 16:9 · Mark 8:18 · 1 Thess 2:9 · 2 Thess 2:5 · John 16:21 · Heb 11:15 6×
Aorist Active Heb 11:22 · Rev 18:5 2×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 2×
Present Active Acts 20:31 · 1 Thess 1:3 2×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 2×
Present Active John 16:4 · Gal 2:10 2×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Present Active Acts 20:35 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 21 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 19 aorist 2
Voice
active 21
Mood
indicative 8 imperative 8 participle 2 subjunctive 2 infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 16:9 μνημονεύετε present active indicative ongoing Mark 8:18 μνημονεύετε present active indicative ongoing Luke 17:32 μνημονεύετε present active imperative imperative John 15:20 μνημονεύετε present active imperative imperative John 16:21 μνημονεύει present active indicative ongoing John 16:4 μνημονεύητε present active subjunctive subjunctive Acts 20:31 μνημονεύοντες present active participle participle Acts 20:35 μνημονεύειν present active infinitive infinitive Galatians 2:10 μνημονεύωμεν present active subjunctive subjunctive Ephesians 2:11 μνημονεύετε present active imperative imperative Colossians 4:18 μνημονεύετέ present active imperative imperative 1 Thessalonians 1:3 μνημονεύοντες present active participle participle 1 Thessalonians 2:9 Μνημονεύετε present active indicative ongoing 2 Thessalonians 2:5 μνημονεύετε present active indicative ongoing 2 Timothy 2:8 Μνημόνευε present active imperative imperative Hebrews 11:15 μνημονεύουσιν present active indicative ongoing Hebrews 11:22 ἐμνημόνευσεν aorist active indicative completed Hebrews 13:7 Μνημονεύετε present active imperative imperative Revelation 2:5 μνημόνευε present active imperative imperative Revelation 3:3 μνημόνευε present active imperative imperative Revelation 18:5 ἐμνημόνευσεν aorist active indicative completed
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
μνημονεύετε τῆς γυναικὸς Λώτ is built from this root:
μνήμη G3420
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.
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