noun · feminine

mneias

Greekμνεία (mneia)

Strong’sG3417

remembrance, recollection

stem mnei-7 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur

Translated as

mention4×remembrance2×memories1×

What it means

μνεία, -ας, ἡ

(< μιμνήσκω), [in LXX for זכר, its parts and derivatives;]

remembrance, mention (= μνήμη): Phl 1:3; μ. ποιεῖσθαι, c. gen. pers., Ro 1:9, Eph 1:16, I Th 1:2, Phm 4 (cf. Ps 110 (111):4); μ. ἔχειν, c. gen. pers., I Th 3:6, II Ti 1:3 (on the v.l. in Ro 12:13, v. ICC, in l.; Field, Notes, 163).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G3417 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidmni'-ah

recollection; by implication, recital

Fromfrom G3415 or G3403;

King Jamesmention, remembrance.

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	mneias	mneiais
object accusative	mneian6×μνείαν	mneiain
direct address vocative	mneiar	mneiair
of, belonging to genitive	mneiau	mneiaiu
to, for dative	mneia1×μνείᾳ	mneiai

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

mneistem+agender+snru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

mneia 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

7 occurrences, every one of them listed

mneian“mention”objectaccusative singular6×

Romans 1:9“mention”marturos gar mu atō tos theos, ho latreuamō en te pneume mu en te euangelie tou huiou autou, hōs adialeiptōs mneian vu poiemōGod, whom I serve with my spirit in preaching the gospel of His Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you

Ephesians 1:16“mention”ouk pauemō eucharistarōtos huper vu mneian poierōtos epi taiu proseuchaiu mu,I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers,

1 Thessalonians 1:2“mention”Eucharistanō to theo pantote peri pantoiu vu mneian poierōtois epi taiu proseuchaiu nu, adialeiptōsWe always thank God for all of you, remembering you in our prayers

1 Thessalonians 3:6“memories”Arti de ercharatou Timotheou pros nin apo vu kai euangelizeratou ni tan pistian kai tan agapan vu, kai hoti echavō mneian nu agathan pantote epipotharōtois nin horara kathaper kai nis vin,But just now, Timothy has returned from his visit with the good news about your faith, your love, and the fond memories you have preserved, longing to see us just as we long to see you.

2 Timothy 1:3“remembrance”Charian echamō to theo, ho latreuamō apo progonoiu en kathara suneidēsia, hōs adialeiptan echamō tan peri su mneian en tai deēsiai mu, nuxau kai hēmerauI thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience as did my forefathers, as I constantly remember you night and day in my prayers.

Philemon 1:4“mention”Eucharistamō to theo mu pantote mneian su poierōtos epi taiu proseuchaiu mu,I always thank my God, remembering you in my prayers,

mneia“remembrance”to, fordative singular1×

Philippians 1:3“remembrance”Eucharistamō to theo mu epi panta ta mneia vuI thank my God every time I remember you.