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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 word meaning "remember the wife of Lot".

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Meaning

remember the wife of Lot
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Present Aorist
Voices
Active
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×
21 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 21 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 2 ongoing 6 imperative 8 subjunctive 2 infinitive 1 participle 2
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)

Cross-Language Connections

Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.

לוֹט H3876 Related Hebrew
Lot , Abraham's nephew
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

John 16 — The Spirit’s Convicting Witness, the Disciples’ Sorrow Turned to Joy, and Christ’s Victory over the World John 19 — The Crucified King: Behold the Man, Behold Your King, It Is Finished, and the Pierced Son John 20 — The Risen Lord: Empty Tomb, Eyewitness Faith, Peace, Mission, Spirit, Thomas, and the Purpose of the Gospel Mark 15 — The Crucified King: Condemnation, Mockery, Death, Confession, and Burial Mark 8 — Seeing Jesus Clearly: Bread, Blindness, Confession, Cross, and Discipleship Matthew 11 — The Messiah Question, the Rejected Generation, and Rest for the Weary Matthew 14 — The Death of John, the Compassion of Jesus, and the Son of God over Bread, Sea, and Fear Matthew 16 — The Confession of the Christ, the Church Christ Builds, and the Cross-Shaped Way of Discipleship Matthew 19 — Marriage from Creation, Children Received, Riches Renounced, and the Reward of Following Christ

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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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