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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ἀνάμνησις G364
Pronunciation anámnēsis
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 It remembrance 3× Luke 22:19, 1 Corinthians 11:24, 1 Corinthians 11:25
reminder 1× Hebrews 10:3
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Luke 22:19 ἀνάμνησιν to remembrance Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular 1 Corinthians 11:24 ἀνάμνησιν to remembrance Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular 1 Corinthians 11:25 ἀνάμνησιν to remembrance Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Hebrews 10:3 ἀνάμνησις to reminder Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 22:19
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 3
Luke 1 1 Corinthians 2 Hebrews 1
Source forms
ἀνάμνησιν 3x anamnēsin Luke 22:19, 1 Corinthians 11:24, 1 Corinthians 11:25
ἀνάμνησις 1x anamnēsis Hebrews 10:3
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular 3x Luke 22:19, 1 Corinthians 11:24, 1 Corinthians 11:25
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular 1x Hebrews 10:3
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Active memorial that brings past reality into present remembrance for renewed recognition and effect.
Strong's G364
Lexical occurrences 4 verses Greek text appearances 4 times Word forms 2 forms 4 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link 1 Corinthians 11:24-25 Source Gloss
recollection
Extended definition Source: 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 corpus Greek 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 22:19 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
ἀνάμνησιν. anamnhsin
a recalling, remembrance, memory
Read verse 1 Corinthians 11:24 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
ἀνάμνησιν. anamnhsin
a recalling, remembrance, memory
Read verse 1 Corinthians 11:25 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
ἀνάμνησιν. anamnhsin
a recalling, remembrance, memory
Read verse Hebrews 10:3 Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
ἀνάμνησις anamnhsiv
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 patterns 2 Aligned forms 4 Case pattern Accusative (3) Number pattern Singular (4)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Heb 10:3 1×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Luke 22:19 · 1 Cor 11:24 · 1 Cor 11:25 3×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
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:
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