verb
mnēmoneuamō
Strong’sG3421
I remember, make mention of
stem mnēmoneu-21 times in the New Testamentin 13 of 27 books10 forms occur
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
Remember or keep in mind, and by extension make mention of, speak of something or someone.
In its first sense the word means to call something to mind or remember it, whether a person or a thing 13. It can be used without an object, or take a person or thing remembered, sometimes with a clause explaining what is remembered 1. Strong's adds that this exercise of memory can also carry the sense of recollecting something in a way that implies acting on it, such as punishing, and also of rehearsing it 2.
In its second sense it means to make mention of someone or something, speaking of them to another 13. Dodson likewise glosses the word as both "I remember" and "make mention of" 4.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
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.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
perfect ἐμνημόνευκα Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, future μνημονευθήσομαι Refs 5th c.BC+; also μνημονεύσομαι in passive sense (see. infr. B): aorist ἐμνημονεύθηνRefs 5th c.BC+:—middle, aorist ἐμνημονευσάμην Refs 2nd c.AD+: (μνήμων):— call to mind, remember, think of, with accusative, Refs 5th c.BC+: with infinitive, remember to do, Refs 5th c.BC+; μ. ὅτι.. Refs 5th c.BC+; εἰ.. Refs 4th c.BC+; ὡς.. LXX
2 absolutely, μ. γὰρ καλῶς Refs 5th c.BC+; opposed to ἀναμιμνήσκεσθαι, as animal instinct from human faculty, Refs 4th c.BC+
II call to another's mind, mention, say, with accusative, ἀληθῆ -εύεις Refs 5th c.BC+; μ. τινί τινος make mention of a thing to another, Refs 3rd c.BC+: with genitive, make mention of, τοῦ ἔθνους ἐν ταῖς ἱστορίαις J.[same place],LXX+1st c.AD+
III serve as μνήμων Refs 5th c.BC+; μ. ἁγναῖς θεαῖς Refs
B passive, to be remembered, had in memory, μνημονεύσεται χάρις Refs 5th c.BC+; τὰ ἐκ τοῦ πρὶν χρόνου μνημονευόμενα Refs 5th c.BC+: with infinitive, ἐμνημονεύετο γενέσθαι Refs 5th c.BC+: with participle, πόλεμος.. εὖ πολεμηθεὶς μ. Refs 5th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| 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× |
| mnēmoneuarōntoisμνημονεύοντες | 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 | mnēmoneuarōntos2× | mnēmoneuarintos | mnēmoneuarantos | mnēmoneuarēntos |
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
21 occurrences, every one of them listed
mnēmoneuatō“remembers”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
John 16:21“remembers”… hotan de gennateia tem paidiem, ouketi mnēmoneuatō tau thlipsiau dia tan charan hoti …… has come; but when she brings forth her child, she forgets her anguish because of her joy that a child …
mnēmoneuavō“remember”happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural4×
Matthew 16:9oupō noavō, oude mnēmoneuavō toin pente artoin toiu pentakischilioi kai …… still not understand? Do you not remember the five loaves for the five …
Mark 8:18… oueim echarōntois ouk akouavō? kai ouk mnēmoneuavō… not hear?’ And do you not remember?
1 Thessalonians 2:9“remember”Mnēmoneuavō gar, adelfoir, ton kopon nu kai …… you recall, brothers, our labor and toil. We …
2 Thessalonians 2:5ouk mnēmoneuavō hoti ēti arōntos pros vin houteim …Do you not remember that I told you these things …
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 …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”… peri tau exodau toiu huioiu Israēl mnēmoneuata, kai peri teiu osteiu autou enteleta.… spoke about the exodus of the Israelites and gave instructions about his bones.
Revelation 18:5… tais hamartais achri tou ouranou, kai mnēmoneuata tos theos teim adikēmeim autau.… up to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities.
mnēmoneuaneiō“remember”happening now · wepresent active subjunctive 1st person plural1×
Galatians 2:10monem toiu ptōchoiu hina mnēmoneuaneiō, hem kai spoudazama autem houtem poiara.They only asked us to remember the poor, the very thing I …
mnēmoneuaveiō“remember”happening now · yepresent active subjunctive 2nd person plural1×
John 16:4… hina hotan erchateia tas hōras auteiu mnēmoneuaveiō auteiu hoti mis legama vi. Houteim …… when their hour comes, you will remember that I told you about them …
mnēmoneuasōr“remember”happening now · youpresent active imperative 2nd person singular3×
2 Timothy 2:8Mnēmoneuasōr Iēsun Christon egerorēnton ek nekroiu, ek …Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead …
Revelation 2:5“remember”mnēmoneuasōr oun pothen piptasē, kai metanoasar kai …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 …
Revelation 3:3mnēmoneuasōr oun pōs labasē kai akouasa kai …Remember, then, what you have received and …
mnēmoneuavōr“remember”happening now · yepresent active imperative 2nd person plural5×
Luke 17:32mnēmoneuavōr tau gunaikau Lōt.Remember Lot’s wife!
John 15:20mnēmoneuavōr tou logou hou mis legama vi; …Remember the word that I spoke to …
Ephesians 2:11Dio mnēmoneuavōr hoti pote vis teim ethneim en …Therefore remember that formerly you who are Gentiles …
Colossians 4:18Tos aspasmos ta ēma cheira Paulou. mnēmoneuavōr mu toiu desmoiu. tas charitas meta …… is in my own hand — Paul. Remember my chains. Grace be with you.
Hebrews 13:7Mnēmoneuavōr toiu hēgorōntoiu vu, hotinois lalala vi …Remember your leaders who spoke the word …
mnēmoneuarō“remember”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
Acts 20:35“remember”… houtōs kopiarōntoin datō antilaborō toiu asthenarōntoiu, mnēmoneuarō tē toiu logoiu tou kuriou Iēsu …… work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It …
mnēmoneuarōntois“remembering”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine2×
Acts 20:31“remembering”dio grēgoravōr, mnēmoneuarōntois hoti trietian nuktan kai hēmeran ouk …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”mnēmoneuarōntois vu teu ergeu tau pistiau kai …… and Father your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring …