What does ἀνάμνησις (anámnēsis) mean in the Bible?
ἀνάμνησις (anámnēsis): Active memorial that brings past reality into present remembrance for renewed recognition and effect.
Greek · G364
ἀνάμνησις
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ἀνάμνησιςG364
Pronunciationanámnēsis
What does ἀνάμνησις (anámnēsis) mean in the Bible?
ἀνάμνησις (anámnēsis): Active memorial that brings past reality into present remembrance for renewed recognition and effect.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G364?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include remembrance (3), reminder (1).
Where does ἀνάμνησις (anámnēsis) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 22:19. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (2), Hebrews (1), Luke (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 Itremembrance3×Luke 22:19, 1 Corinthians 11:24, 1 Corinthians 11:25
reminder1×Hebrews 10:3
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 22:19
Aligned rows4
Books represented3
Luke11 Corinthians2Hebrews1
Source forms
ἀνάμνησιν3xanamnēsinLuke 22:19, 1 Corinthians 11:24, 1 Corinthians 11:25
ἀνάμνησις1xanamnēsisHebrews 10:3
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular3xLuke 22:19, 1 Corinthians 11:24, 1 Corinthians 11:25
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular1xHebrews 10:3
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Active memorial that brings past reality into present remembrance for renewed recognition and effect.
Strong'sG364
Lexical occurrences4 versesGreek text appearances4 timesWord forms2 forms4 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study link1 Corinthians 11:24-25Source Gloss
recollection
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Active memorial that brings past reality into present remembrance for renewed recognition and effect.
(ἀναμιμνήσκω), [in LXX: Psa.38:1-22 70:1-5 title. (זָכַר hi.), Lev.24:7 (אַזְכָּרָה), Num.10:10 (זִכְרוֹן), Wis.16:6 * ;] remembrance: εἰς τ. ἐμὴν ἀ., Luk.22:19 (WH om.), 1Co.11:24-25; ἀ. ἁμαρτιῶν, Heb.10:3 (see Abbott, Essays, 122 ff.; DCG, ii, 74a).
Synonymsὑπόμνησις (see Tr., Syn., § cvii).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 22:19Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
ἀνάμνησιν.anamnhsin
a recalling, remembrance, memory
Read verse1 Corinthians 11:24Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
ἀνάμνησιν.anamnhsin
a recalling, remembrance, memory
Read verse1 Corinthians 11:25Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
ἀνάμνησιν.anamnhsin
a recalling, remembrance, memory
Read verseHebrews 10:3Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
ἀνάμνησιςanamnhsiv
a recalling, remembrance, memory
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 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns2Aligned forms4Case patternAccusative (3)Number patternSingular (4)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · FeminineHeb 10:31×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineLuke 22:19 · 1 Cor 11:24 · 1 Cor 11:253×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
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Biblical Witnesses
Memorial action in the Lord's Supper, calling to mind Christ's sacrifice
Command to perform the Eucharist as a commemorative action for Christ
Annual recollection of sins through the Day of Atonement sacrificial system
Showing 3 selected witnesses from 4 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ἀνάμνησις is built from this root: