noun · feminine
hupomnēsias
Greekὑπόμνησις (hupomnēsis)
Strong’sG5280
remembrance
stem hupomnēsi-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ὑπό-μνησις, -εως, ἡ
(ὑπομιμνήσκω) [in LXX: Ps 70 (71):6 א (תְּהִלָּה), Wi 16:11, II Mac 6:17 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5280 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhoop-om'-nay-sis
a reminding or (reflexively) recollection
Fromfrom G5279;
King Jamesremembrance.
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 | hupomnēsias | hupomnēsiais |
| object accusative | hupomnēsian1×ὑπόμνησιν | hupomnēsiain |
| direct address vocative | hupomnēsiar | hupomnēsiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | hupomnēsiau | hupomnēsiaiu |
| to, for dative | hupomnēsia2×ὑπομνήσει | hupomnēsiai |
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
hupomnēsia 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
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
hupomnēsian“remembering”objectaccusative singular1×
2 Timothy 1:5“remembering”hupomnēsian lambaratos tau en si anupokritau pistiau, hotinas enoikata prōtem en ta mamma su Lōia kai ta mētēra su Eunika, peithimē de hoti kai en si.I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first dwelt in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am convinced is in you as well.
hupomnēsia“reminder”to, fordative singular2×
2 Peter 1:13“reminder”dikaiem de hēgemō, epi hoson amō en houte te skēnōme, diegeirarō vin en hupomnēsia,I think it is right to refresh your memory as long as I live in the tent of my body,
2 Peter 3:1“reminder”Houtan ēdē, agapētoir, deuteran vi grafamō epistolan, en hai diegeiramō vu en hupomnēsia tan eilikrinan dianoian,Beloved, this is now my second letter to you. Both of them are reminders to stir you to wholesome thinking