verb
mnēmoneuamō
Greekμνημονεύω (mnēmoneuō)
Strong’sG3421
I remember, make mention of
stem mnēmoneu-21 times in the New Testamentin 13 of 27 books10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
μνημονεύω
(< μνήμων, mindful), [in LXX for זכר;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3421 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidmnay-mon-yoo'-o
to exercise memory, i.e. recollect; by implication, to punish; also to rehearse
Fromfrom a derivative of G3420;
King Jamesmake mention; be mindful, remember.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| mnēmoneuatōμνημονεύει | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | remembers | 1× |
| mnēmoneuavōμνημονεύετε | happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural | remember | 4× |
| mnēmoneualōμνημονεύουσιν | happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural | they remembered | 1× |
| mnēmoneuataἐμνημόνευσεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | remembered | 2× |
| mnēmoneuaneiōμνημονεύωμεν | happening now · wepresent active subjunctive 1st person plural | remember | 1× |
| mnēmoneuaveiōμνημονεύητε | happening now · yepresent active subjunctive 2nd person plural | remember | 1× |
| mnēmoneuasōrμνημόνευε | happening now · youpresent active imperative 2nd person singular | remember | 3× |
| mnēmoneuavōrμνημονεύετε | happening now · yepresent active imperative 2nd person plural | remember | 5× |
| mnēmoneuarōμνημονεύειν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | remember | 1× |
| mnēmoneuarōtoisμνημονεύοντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | remembering | 2× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 8 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | mnēmoneuamō | mnēmoneuame | mnēmoneuami | mnēmoneuama | mnēmoneuamē | mnēmoneuamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | mnēmoneuasō | mnēmoneuase | mnēmoneuasi | mnēmoneuasa | mnēmoneuasē | mnēmoneuaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mnēmoneuatō1×μνημονεύει | mnēmoneuate | mnēmoneuati | mnēmoneuata2×ἐμνημόνευσεν | mnēmoneuatē | mnēmoneuatelē |
| we 1st person plural | mnēmoneuanō | mnēmoneuane | mnēmoneuani | mnēmoneuana | mnēmoneuanē | mnēmoneuanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | mnēmoneuavō4×μνημονεύετε | mnēmoneuave | mnēmoneuavi | mnēmoneuava | mnēmoneuavē | mnēmoneuavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | mnēmoneualō1×μνημονεύουσιν | mnēmoneuale | mnēmoneuali | mnēmoneuala | mnēmoneualē | mnēmoneualelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | mnēmoneuameiō | mnēmoneuameia | mnēmoneuameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | mnēmoneuaseiō | mnēmoneuaseia | mnēmoneuaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mnēmoneuateiō | mnēmoneuateia | mnēmoneuateiē |
| we 1st person plural | mnēmoneuaneiō1×μνημονεύωμεν | mnēmoneuaneia | mnēmoneuaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | mnēmoneuaveiō1×μνημονεύητε | mnēmoneuaveia | mnēmoneuaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | mnēmoneualeiō | mnēmoneualeia | mnēmoneualeiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 8 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | mnēmoneuasōr3×μνημόνευε | mnēmoneuasar | mnēmoneuasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mnēmoneuatōr | mnēmoneuatar | mnēmoneuatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | mnēmoneuavōr5×μνημονεύετε | mnēmoneuavar | mnēmoneuavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | mnēmoneualōr | mnēmoneualar | mnēmoneualēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | mnēmoneuamoiō | mnēmoneuamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | mnēmoneuasoiō | mnēmoneuasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mnēmoneuatoiō | mnēmoneuatoia |
| we 1st person plural | mnēmoneuanoiō | mnēmoneuanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | mnēmoneuavoiō | mnēmoneuavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | mnēmoneualoiō | mnēmoneualoia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | mnēmoneuarō1×μνημονεύειν | mnēmoneuari | mnēmoneuara | mnēmoneuarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | mnēmoneuarōtos2× | mnēmoneuaritos | mnēmoneuaratos | mnēmoneuarētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
mnēmoneu 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
21 occurrences, every one of them listed
mnēmoneuatō“remembers”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
John 16:21“remembers”tas gunaikas hotan tiktateiō lupan echatō, hoti erchata tas hōras autau; hotan de gennateia tem paidiem, ouketi mnēmoneuatō tau thlipsiau dia tan charan hoti gennita anthrōpos eis ton kosmon.A woman has pain in childbirth because her time has come; but when she brings forth her child, she forgets her anguish because of her joy that a child has been born into the world.
mnēmoneuavō“remember”happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural4×
Matthew 16:9“remember”oupō noavō, oude mnēmoneuavō toin pente artoin toiu pentakischilioi kai posoin kofinoin lambava?Do you still not understand? Do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered?
Mark 8:18“remember”ofthalmoin echarōtois ouk blepavō kai oueim echarōtois ouk akouavō? kai ouk mnēmoneuavō‘Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear?’ And do you not remember?
1 Thessalonians 2:9“remember”Mnēmoneuavō gar, adelfoir, ton kopon nu kai ton mochthon; nuxau kai hēmerau ergazerōtois pros tem mē epibarara tinon vu kērussana eis vin tem euangeliem tou theou.Surely you recall, brothers, our labor and toil. We worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to anyone while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.
2 Thessalonians 2:5“remember”ouk mnēmoneuavō hoti ēti arōtos pros vin houteim legame vi?Do you not remember that I told you these things while I was still with you?
mnēmoneualō“they remembered”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Hebrews 11:15“they remembered”kai ei men ekeinau mnēmoneualō apo hau ekbainala, echale an kairon anakamptara;If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return.
mnēmoneuata“remembered”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular2×
Hebrews 11:22“made mention”pistia Iōsēf teleutarōtos peri tau exodau toiu huioiu Israēl mnēmoneuata, kai peri teiu osteiu autou entelleta.By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites and gave instructions about his bones.
Revelation 18:5“remembered”hoti kollila autau tais hamartais achri tou ouranou, kai mnēmoneuata tos theos teim adikēmeim autau.For her sins are piled up to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities.
mnēmoneuaneiō“remember”happening now · wepresent active subjunctive 1st person plural1×
Galatians 2:10“remember”monem toiu ptōchoiu hina mnēmoneuaneiō, hem kai spoudazama autem houtem poiara.They only asked us to remember the poor, the very thing I was eager to do.
mnēmoneuaveiō“remember”happening now · yepresent active subjunctive 2nd person plural1×
John 16:4“remember”alla houteim lalamē vi hina hotan erchateia tas hōras auteiu mnēmoneuaveiō auteiu hoti mis legama vi. Houteim de vi ek archau ouk legama, hoti meta vu eme.But I have told you these things so that when their hour comes, you will remember that I told you about them. I did not tell you these things from the beginning, because I was with you.
mnēmoneuasōr“remember”happening now · youpresent active imperative 2nd person singular3×
2 Timothy 2:8“remember”Mnēmoneuasōr Iēsun Christon egeirirēton ek nekroiu, ek spermeu David, kata tem euangeliem mu;Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, descended from David, as proclaimed by my gospel,
Revelation 2:5“remember”mnēmoneuasōr oun pothen piptasē, kai metanoasar kai teim prōteim ergeim poiasar; ei de mē, erchemō si, kai kinami tan luchnan su ek tou topou autau, ean mē metanoaseia.Therefore, keep in mind how far you have fallen. Repent and perform the deeds you did at first. But if you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.
Revelation 3:3“remember”mnēmoneuasōr oun pōs lambasē kai akouasa kai tērasōr, kai metanoasar; ean oun mē grēgoraseia, hēkami hōs kleptos, kai ouk mē gnōskaseia poian hōran hēkami epi sin;Remember, then, what you have received and heard. Keep it and repent. If you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know the hour when I will come upon you.
mnēmoneuavōr“remember”happening now · yepresent active imperative 2nd person plural5×
Luke 17:32“remember”mnēmoneuavōr tau gunaikau Lōt.Remember Lot’s wife!
John 15:20“remember”mnēmoneuavōr tou logou hou mis legama vi; Ouk atō doulos megoteros tou kuriou autou; ei min diōkala, kai vin diōkali; ei ton logon mu tērala, kai ton humeteron tērali.Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well.
Ephesians 2:11“remember”Dio mnēmoneuavōr hoti pote vis teim ethneim en sarxa, tois legirōtois akrobustias hupo tau legirōtau peritomau en sarxa cheiropoiētau,Therefore remember that formerly you who are Gentiles in the flesh and called uncircumcised by the so-called circumcision (that done in the body by human hands) —
Colossians 4:18“remember”Tos aspasmos ta ēma cheira Paulou. mnēmoneuavōr mu toiu desmoiu. tas charias meta vu.This greeting is in my own hand — Paul. Remember my chains. Grace be with you.
Hebrews 13:7“remember”Mnēmoneuavōr toiu hēgerōtoiu vu, hotinois lalala vi ton logon tou theou, hoiu anatheōrarōtois tan ekbasian tau anastrofau mimevōr tan pistian.Remember your leaders who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.
mnēmoneuarō“remember”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
Acts 20:35“remember”panteim hupodeiknuama vi hoti houtōs kopiarōtoin datō antilambanerō toiu asthenarōtoiu, mnēmoneuarō tē toiu logoiu tou kuriou Iēsu hoti autos legata Makariem atō mallon dōarō ē lambarō.In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”
mnēmoneuarōtois“remembering”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine2×
Acts 20:31“remembering”dio grēgoravōr, mnēmoneuarōtois hoti trietian nuxan kai hēmeran ouk pauema meta dakrueiu nouthetarōtos henon hekaston.Therefore be alert and remember that for three years I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears.
1 Thessalonians 1:3“remembering”mnēmoneuarōtois vu teu ergeu tau pistiau kai tou kopou tau agapau kai tau hupomonau tau elpiau tou kuriou nu Iēsu Christou emprosthen tou theou kai patērou nu,and continually recalling before our God and Father your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.