What does ὑπόμνησις (hypómnēsis) mean in the Bible?
ὑπόμνησις (hypómnēsis) is a Greek word meaning "a reminding or (reflexively) recollection".
Greek · G5280
ὑπόμνησις
A reminding or (reflexively) recollection
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ὑπόμνησιςG5280
Pronunciationhypómnēsis
What does ὑπόμνησις (hypómnēsis) mean in the Bible?
ὑπόμνησις (hypómnēsis) is a Greek word meaning "a reminding or (reflexively) recollection".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5280?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [are] reminders (1), I am reminded (1), memory (1).
Where does ὑπόμνησις (hypómnēsis) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Timothy 1:5. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Peter (2), 2 Timothy (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[are] reminders1×2 Peter 3:1
I am reminded1×2 Timothy 1:5
memory1×2 Peter 1:13
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row2 Timothy 1:5
Aligned rows3
Books represented2
2 Timothy12 Peter2
Source forms
ὑπομνήσει2xhypomnēsei2 Peter 1:13, 2 Peter 3:1
ὑπόμνησιν1xhypomnēsin2 Timothy 1:5
Parsing patterns
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular2x2 Peter 1:13, 2 Peter 3:1
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular1x2 Timothy 1:5
Evidence Summary
Greek word. a reminding or (reflexively) recollection
Strong'sG5280
Lexical occurrences3 versesGreek text appearances3 timesWord forms2 forms3 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
a reminding or (reflexively) recollection
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
2 Timothy 1:5Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
ὑπόμνησινupomnhsin
remembrance
Read verse2 Peter 1:13Noun Dative Singular Feminine
ὑπομνήσει·upomnhsei
remembrance
Read verse2 Peter 3:1Noun Dative Singular Feminine
ὑπομνήσειupomnhsei
remembrance
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 forms3Case patternDative (2)Number patternSingular (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Dative · Singular · Feminine2 Pet 1:13 · 2 Pet 3:12×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine2 Tim 1:51×
Word Origins
ὑπόμνησις is built from this root: