Lexical Definition
μνήμη mnḗmē (mnay'-may) remembrance G:N-F
from μιμνήσκω
remembrance.
- memory
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| μνήμην | a lasting remembrance | 2Pet.1.15 |
| remembrance | LXX.Ps.145.7 • LXX.Prov.1.12 | |
| μνήμη | a remembrance of them | LXX.Eccl.1.11 |
| remembrance | LXX.Ps.30.4 • LXX.Ps.97.12 • LXX.Prov.10.7 • LXX.Eccl.1.11 • LXX.Eccl.2.16 | |
| their remembrance | LXX.Eccl.9.5 |
Abbott-Smith
μνήμη, -ης, ἡ (< μνάομαι), [in LXX for זֵכֶר, זִכָּרוֹן;]
memory, remembrance, mention: μ. ποιεῖσθαι, c. gen., to remember, II Pe 1:15 (but in cl., π., μ. π. more freq. = to make mention, and so perh. here, cf. Mayor, in l.; and for ex. from π., v. Zorell, s.v.).†
SYN.: μνεία, q.v.
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| 2 Peter | 1:15 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
μνήμη-η,
Doric dialect μνάμα, ἡ, (μνάομαι) remembrance, memory of a person or thing, absolutely or with genitive, κακῶν μ. γίνεται οὐδεμία [μνήμηην εἰδότες οὔτε κακῶν [prev. author] 1114; τῶν ἐμῶν μνάμα ποκ᾽ ἐσσεῖται πόνων 5th c.BC: Epicharmus Comicus 254 ">Refs 6th c.BC+]; λείπεσθαι ἀθάνατον μ. (i.e. ἑαυτοῦ) [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἱ ἄνθρωποι πρὸς ἃ ἔπασχον τὴν μ. ἐποιοῦντο made their recollections suit their sufferings, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μνήμηην πεποίηκεν has made [him] remembered, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of the dead, μακαρίας μνήμηης, θείας μνήμηης, [Refs 6th c.AD+]; κρατίστης μνήμηης Wilcken [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; μνήμηης ἀρίστης [Refs 3rd c.AD+]
__2 memory as a power of the mind, [μνήμηην ἁπάντων μουσομήτορ᾽ ἐργάνην 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 461 ">Refs 4th c.BC+]; proper to animals, opposed to ἀνάμνησις, of man, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἰπεῖν τι μνήμηης ἄπο from memory, [μνήμηῃ λαβεῖν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Timaeus” 26b; φυλάξαι τῇ μ. [prev. author] “Lg.” 783c ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἰς μ. ἀναληπτέον[Refs 5th c.BC+] all the memories, acts of memory, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; powers of memory, [Refs]
__3 memorial, record, κυπαρίττιναι μνῆμαι εἰς τὸν ἔπειτα χρόνον καταγεγραμμέναι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μνῆμαι ἐν μέτροις καὶ ἄνευ μέτρων inscriptions, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; μ. μυθολόγος mythological record, history, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__II mention, notice of a thing, μ. ποιεῖσθαί τινος [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μ. ποιήσασθαι περί or ὑπέρ τινος, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III μνήμηη βασίλειος the imperial cabinet or archives, τῆς β. μ. προεστώς, = Latin a memoria, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__IV ={μνῆμα}, tomb, [Refs]