Lexical Definition

‎μιμνήσκω‎ mimnḗskō (mim-nace'-ko) to remember ^G:V
a prolonged form of ‎μνάομαι‎ (from which some of the tenses are borrowed)

be mindful, remember.

• to remind, i.e. (middle voice) to recall to mind

Abbott-Smith

μιμνήσκω (Bl., -ῄ-, § 3, 3), [in LXX chiefly for זכר;]
to remind: mid. and pass.;
(a) reflexive, to remind oneself of, hence, to remember: c. gen. rei, Mt 26:75, Lk 1:54, 72 24:8, Ac 11:16, II Pe 3:2, Ju 17; c. neg., of sins, = to forgive, He 8:12 10:17(LXX); c. gen. pers., Lk 23:42; seq. ὅτι, Mt 5:23 27:63, Lk 16:25, Jo 2:17, 22 12:16; ὡς, Lk 24:6; pf., μέμνημι, in pres. sense (cl.), c. gen. pers. (rei), I Co 11:2, II Ti 1:4; pres., μιμνήσκομαι (only in late writers), c. gen. pers., in sense of caring for, He 2:6(LXX) 13:3;
(b) in passive sense, to be remembered, aor., ἐμνήσθην: seq. ἐνώπιον, c. gen. pers. (cf. Ez 18:22), Ac 10:31, Re 16:19 (cf. ἀνα-, ἐπ-ανα-, ὑπο-μιμνήσκω. The tenses of this verb are from the older μνάομαι).†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

μιμνήσκω

(not μιμν-ήσκω, see below), future μνήσω: aorist ἔμνησα: causal Verb, formed in present and imperfect from μέμνημαι as πιπράσκω from πέπραμαι:— remind, put in mind, μνήσει δέ σε καὶ θεὸς αὐτός [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τινος of a thing, ἐπεί μ᾽ ἔμνησας ὀϊζύος [Refs 8th c.BC+]

__II ἔμνασεν ἑστίαν πατρῴαν.. νικῶν recalled it to memory, made it famous, [Refs 5th c.BC+] —active is mostly Epic dialect, used once in Trag. (Lyric poetry), [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__B middle and passive μιμνήσκομαι, imperative -ήσκεο [Refs 8th c.BC+]: Epic dialect imperfect μιμνήσκοντο [Refs] (the present only in later Prose, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μέμνημαι serving as present in early writers): other tenses are formed from the stem μνη- (see. μνάομαι): future μνήσομαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]aorist ἐμνησάμην, infinitive μνήσασθαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; rare in Trag., as [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Epic dialect μνησάσκετο [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Trag. also ἐμνήσθην (used by [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Aeolic dialect ἐμνάσθην [Refs 7th c.BC+]perfect μέμνημαι, Aeolic dialect μέμναιμαι [Refs 7th c.BC+], in Attic dialect always in present sense, as also frequently in [Refs 8th c.BC+]; 2nd pers. singular μέμνηαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; imperative μέμνησο, Doric dialect μέμνᾱσο [Refs 5th c.BC+], Ionic dialect μέμνεο [Refs 5th c.BC+]; subjunctive μέμνωμαι -ώμεθα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Ionic dialect -εώμεθα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Epic dialect 3rd.pers. singular μεμνέῳτο [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Doric dialect 3rd.pers. plural μεμναίατο [Refs 5th c.BC+]; infinitive μεμνῆσθα; Aeolic dialect imperative μέμναισο [Refs 7th c.BC+]; participle μεμνημένος: pluperfect ἐμεμνήμην [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Ionic dialect 3rd.pers. plural ἐμεμνέατο [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—remind oneself of a thing, call to mind:—Constr.: sometimes with accusative, remember, Τυδέα δ᾽ οὐ μέμνημαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; also μέμνησο ἐκεῖνο, ὅτι.. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μεμνώμεθα ταῦτα περὶ ἀμφοῖν, ὅτι.. [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—passive, to be remembered (not in early Prose), τὰ παραπτώματα οὐ μνησθήσεται [LXX+NT]
__B.2 with infinitive, μέμνηντο γὰρ αἰεὶ ἀλλήλοις.. ἀλεξέμεναι [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__B.3 after [Refs 8th c.BC+]participle, θνατὰ μεμνάσθω περιστέλλων μέλη let him remember that he clothes, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μέμνημαι κλύων I remember hearing, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: followed by a relative, μέμνησ᾽, ὅπως εὖ μοι στομώσεις αὐτόν [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__B.4 absolutely, ἀφ᾽ οὗ Ἕλληνες μέμνηνται [Refs 5th c.BC+]perfect participle μεμνημένος in commands, ὧδέ τις.. μεμνημένος ἀνδρὶ μαχέσθω let him fight with good heed, let him remember to fight, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__B.II make mention of, with genitive, τῶν νῦν μοι μνῆσαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Μοῦσαι, μνησαίαθ᾽ ὅσοι ὑπὸ Ἴλιον ἦλθον (i. e. τῶν, ὅσοι) [Refs 8th c.BC+]aorist passive μνησθῆναι, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; μνησθεὶς ὑπὲρ τῆς εἰρήνης [Refs 5th c.BC+]: later with dative person, recall to one's memory, remind, ἐμνήσθην σοι καὶ παρόντι περί.. [Refs 3rd c.BC+]: rarely with accusative, ταῦτα καὶ μακάρων ἐμέμναντ᾽ ἀγοραί [Refs 5th c.BC+] mentioning your name to see if.., [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__B.III give heed to, πατρὸς καὶ μητέρος [Refs 8th c.BC+]; μ. βρώμης give heed to food, [Refs]; ὡς μεμνέῳτο δρόμου (variant{δρόμους}) that he might give heed to the running, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; μ. χάρμης, δαιτός, σίτου,[Refs 8th c.BC+]. (Aeolic dialect μιμναίσκω (not μιμνᾴσκω) [Refs]; but Epic dialect, Ionic dialect, Attic dialect μιμνήσκω without ι, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; cognate with Latin memini, etc.)

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Ezek.18.22 ☩ Acts.10.31 ☩ Rev.16.19}