μιμνήσκωmimnḗskō
to remind: middle and passive
Greek (New Testament) · G3403
Meanings
(a) reflexive, to remind oneself of, hence, to remember: with genitive of thing, Matthew 26:75, Luke 1:54, Luke 1:72, Luke 24:8, Acts 11:16, 2 Peter 3:2, Jude 1:17; with neg., of sins, = to forgive, Hebrews 8:12, Hebrews 10:17(LXX); with genitive of person, Luke 23:42; followed by ὅτι, Matthew 5:23, Matthew 27:63, Luke 16:25, John 2:17, John 2:22, John 12:16; ὡς, Luke 24:6; perfect, μέμνημι, in present sense (classical Greek), with genitive of person (rei), 1 Corinthians 11:2, 2 Timothy 1:4; present, μιμνήσκομαι (only in late writers), with genitive of person, in sense of caring for, Hebrews 2:6(LXX) Hebrews 13:3
(b) in passive sense, to be remembered, aorist, ἐμνήσθην: followed by ἐνώπιον, with genitive of person (cf. Ezekiel 18:22), Acts 10:31, Revelation 16:19 (cf. ἀνα-, ἐπ-ανα-, ὑπο-μιμνήσκω. The tenses of this verb are from the older μνάομαι).
Same root
- μνάομαιmnáomai · G3415to bear in mind, i.e. recollect; by implication, to reward or punish
- ὑπομιμνήσκωhypomimnḗskō · G5279to remind quietly, i.e. suggest to the (middle voice, one's own) memory
- μνήμηmnḗmē · G3420memory
- μνείαmneía · G3417recollection; by implication, recital
- ἀναμιμνήσκωanamimnḗskō · G363to remind; (reflexively) to recollect
Where it appears
Appears 23 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 5:23 “So if you are presenting a sacrifice at the altar in the Temple and you suddenly remember that someone has something against you,
- Matthew 26:75 Suddenly, Jesus’ words flashed through Peter’s mind: “Before the rooster crows, you will deny three times that you even know me.” And he went away, weeping bitterly.
- Matthew 27:63 They told him, “Sir, we remember what that deceiver once said while he was still alive: ‘After three days I will rise from the dead.’
- Luke 1:54 He has helped his servant Israel and remembered to be merciful.
- Luke 1:72 He has been merciful to our ancestors by remembering his sacred covenant—
- Luke 16:25 “But Abraham said to him, ‘Son, remember that during your lifetime you had everything you wanted, and Lazarus had nothing. So now he is here being comforted, and you are in anguish.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.