Dictionary entry

G03403

An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon Keyed to Strong's Numbers

μιμνήσκω

Etym. μέμνημαι is used in pres. sense like Lat. memini

A. In active, Causal of μνάομαι "to remind, put" one "in mind", Od.; τινός "of" a thing, Hom., etc.

II. "to recall to memory, make famous", Pind.

B. Mid. and Pass., "to remind oneself of" a thing, "call to mind, remember", c. acc., Hom., etc.:— c. gen., ἀλκῆς μνήσασθαι "to bethink one" of one's strength, Hom., etc.; also, περὶ πομπῆς μνησόμεθα Od.

2. c. inf. "to remember or be minded" to do a thing, Il., Ar., etc.

3. c. part., μέμνημαι κλύων "I remember" hearing, Aesch.; μ. ἐλθών "I remember having" come, i. e. "to have" come, Eur.

4. absol., μεμνήσομαι "I will bear in mind, not forget", Hom.; perf. part. ὧδέ τις μεμνημένος μαχέσθω let him fight "with good heed, let him remember" to fight, Il.

II. "to remember" a thing "aloud", i. e. "to mention, make mention of" c. gen., Hom; περί τινος Hdt., etc; ὑπέρ τινος Dem.