What does μνημόσυνον (mnēmósynon) mean in the Bible?
μνημόσυνον (mnēmósynon): A memorial that ascends before God as a perpetual remembrance of devotion or sacrifice
Greek · G3422
μνημόσυνον
Memorial
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μνημόσυνον G3422
Pronunciation mnēmósynon
What does μνημόσυνον (mnēmósynon) mean in the Bible?
μνημόσυνον (mnēmósynon): A memorial that ascends before God as a perpetual remembrance of devotion or sacrifice
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How does the BSB render G3422?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a memorial [ offering ] (1), memory (1), memory of (1).
Where does μνημόσυνον (mnēmósynon) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 26:13. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (1), Mark (1), Matthew (1).
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 a memorial [ offering ] 1× Acts 10:4
memory 1× Mark 14:9
memory of 1× Matthew 26:13
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 26:13
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 3
Matthew 1 Mark 1 Acts 1
Source forms
μνημόσυνον 3x mnēmosynon Matthew 26:13, Mark 14:9, Acts 10:4
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular 3x Matthew 26:13, Mark 14:9, Acts 10:4
Evidence Summary
Greek word. A memorial that ascends before God as a perpetual remembrance of devotion or sacrifice
Strong's G3422
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Greek text appearances 3 times Word forms 1 form 3 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Matthew 26:13 Source Gloss
memorial
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
A memorial that ascends before God as a perpetual remembrance of devotion or sacrifice
(μνήμων, mindful), [in LXX frequently for זֵכֶר, זִכְרוֹן and cogn. forms ;] a memorial: Mat.26:13, Mrk.14:9, Act.10:4 (where cf. Lev.2:9, 16 5:12, Num_5:28, Sir.45:16, al.).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 26:13 Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
μνημόσυνον mnhmosunon
reminder, memorial, remembrance offering
Read verse Mark 14:9 Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
μνημόσυνον mnhmosunon
reminder, memorial, remembrance offering
Read verse Acts 10:4 Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
μνημόσυνον mnhmosunon
reminder, memorial, remembrance offering
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.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 3 Case pattern Accusative (3) Number pattern Singular (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Matt 26:13 · Mark 14:9 · Acts 10:4 3×
Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
Biblical Witnesses
A woman's act of devotion preserved as an enduring remembrance
A deed proclaimed throughout the gospel as eternal commemoration
Charitable gifts and prayers rising before God as a remembrance
Word Origins
μνημόσυνον is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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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