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μνημονεύω

To remember

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μνημονεύω G3421
Pronunciation mnēmoneúō

What does μνημονεύω (mnēmoneúō) mean in the Bible?

μνημονεύω (mnēmoneúō) is a Greek word meaning "to remember". μνημονεύω (μνήμων, mindful) [in LXX for זָכַר ;] __1. Paul commands Timothy to continually keep the central truth of the gospel in view, the risen Christ. This term runs through the canonical themes of Messiah, Revelation.

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Meaning

to remember
Extended definition

Remembering with intentional recall or mention, often implying purposeful recollection rather than passive memory.

(μνήμων, mindful) [in LXX for זָכַר ;]

1to call to mind, remember : absol., Mrk.8:18; with genitive of person(s), Luk.17:32, Col.4:18, 1Th.1:3, Heb.11:15 (but see infr.) Heb.13:7; τ. πτωχῶν, Gal.2:20; with genitive of thing(s), Jhn.15:20 16:4, 21, Act.20:35; with accusative obj. (as more frequently in cl.), of persons, 2Ti.2:8; of things, Mat.16:9, 1Th.2:9, Rev.18:5; before ὅτι, Act.20:31, Eph.2:11, 2Th.2:5; πόθεν, Rev.2:5; πῶς, Rev.3:3.
2to make mention of: with genitive, Heb.11:15 (but see supr., and cf. M, Th., I, 18); before περί, Heb.11:22.
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Why This Word Matters
Paul commands Timothy to continually keep the central truth of the gospel in view, the risen Christ. 2 Timothy 2:8-13
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)

Canonical Themes
MessiahRevelation
Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

New Testament Witnesses
2 Timothy 2:8-13 Remember mnēmoneúō Imperative · Present Active
to remember, keep in mind, call to remembrance
Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

μνημονεύω · Λώτ · γυνή G3421, G3091, G1135
remember the wife of Lot
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 Mark 8 — Seeing Jesus Clearly: Bread, Blindness, Confession, Cross, and Discipleship Matthew 16 — The Confession of the Christ, the Church Christ Builds, and the Cross-Shaped Way of Discipleship

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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