noun · feminine
epilēsmonas
Greekἐπιλησμονή (epilēsmonē)
Strong’sG1953
forgetfulness
stem epilēsmon-once in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
**† ἐπι-λησμονή, -ῆς, ή
(< επιλήθω), [in LXX: Si 11:27 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1953 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidep-ee-lace-mon-ay'
negligence
Fromfrom a derivative of G1950;
King JamesX forgetful.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | epilēsmonas | epilēsmonais |
| object accusative | epilēsmonan | epilēsmonain |
| direct address vocative | epilēsmonar | epilēsmonair |
| of, belonging to genitive | epilēsmonau1×ἐπιλησμονῆς | epilēsmonaiu |
| to, for dative | epilēsmona | epilēsmonai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
epilēsmona is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
epilēsmonau“forgetful”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
James 1:25“forgetful”tos de parakuptaratos eis nomon teleion ton tau eleutheriau kai paramenaratos, ouk akroatos epilēsmonau gineratos alla poiētos ergeu, houtos makarios en ta poiēsia autou eti.But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom, and continues to do so — not being a forgetful hearer, but an effective doer — he will be blessed in what he does.