ὑπομιμνήσκω (G5279) — Greek Lexicon

ὑπομιμνήσκω

hypomimnḗskō

G5279 verb

SILEX Entry

Definition

To remind, to cause someone to remember, or to bring to mind; in various contexts, used of recalling information to oneself or others, prompting remembrance, or making something known again. The core meaning involves instigating the act of remembering, whether by prompting one's own memory or the memory of another.

Semantic Range

to remind, to cause to remember, to recall, to make mention of, to prompt or bring something again to someone's awareness, to remind oneself

Root / Etymology

Formed by the prefix ὑπο- (under, by, in a subordinate sense) attached to μιμνήσκω (to remind, to cause to remember). The compound thus literally means 'to bring to remembrance' or 'remind again.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

In classical and Hellenistic Greek, ὑπομιμνήσκω appears rarely, with the more common verb being μιμνήσκω or its middle μιμνῄσκομαι. In Koine Greek, especially in the New Testament (e.g., Lk 22:61, 2 Tim 2:14, Tit 3:1, 2 Pet 1:12), it is used for the act of prompting or reminding someone of instruction, teaching, or a prior fact. The verb may have an explicit agent (person who reminds) or may be used without a direct object, with the context indicating what is being brought to mind. English translations typically use 'remind' or 'bring to remembrance,' but these do not always capture the gentle, sometimes indirect or exhortative nuance present in Greek, especially in didactic or epistolary contexts. Notably, the verb is used in both active (remind someone) and middle/passive (one reminds oneself or is reminded) voices, though the NT generally uses the active to refer to the act of one person instructing or recalling something to another or before God.

Translation Consistency

primary "remind" 6 occurrences

Ὑπομιμνήσκω primarily means to cause someone (or oneself) to remember or to bring something to mind. "Remind" is the most natural, commonly used English verb that captures the typical active sense of prompting memory and fits both interpersonal and reflexive uses. Other candidates (e.g., "recall," "bring to mind," "keep") are either less natural for the prompting sense or inconsistent across contexts, so "remind" ensures clear, consistent rendering.

Alternatives (1 occurrence):

"bring to remembrance" (1x)

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from ὑπό and μιμνήσκω; to remind quietly, i.e. suggest to the (middle voice, one's own) memory:--put in mind, remember, bring to (put in) remembrance.

Root Family

ὑπομιμνῄσκω (hypomimnēskō) — to remind, to cause to remember, to bring to mind

Root ὑπομνησκ- to remind, to recall, to bring to mind

Strong's	Lemma	SIBI-P1
G5280	ὑπόμνησις	will remind

Word Forms

6 distinct forms

SIDANCE	Surface	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	SIBI-P2	Occurrences
`G5279-02`	ὑπομίμνῃσκε	upomimneske	`V PRS ACT IMP 2P SG`	remind	keep reminding	keep reminding	2
`G5279-01`	ὑπεμνήσθη	upemnesthe	`V AOR PASS IND 3P SG`	remembered	was reminded	was reminded	1
`G5279-04`	ὑπομνῆσαι	upomnesai	`V AOR ACT INF`	to remind	to bring to remembrance	to bring to remembrance	1
`G5279-05`	ὑπομνήσει	upomnesei	`V FUT ACT IND 3P SG`	will remind	will remind	will remind	1
`G5279-03`	ὑπομιμνῄσκειν	upomimneskein	`V PRS ACT INF`	to remind	to be reminding	to be reminding	1
`G5279-06`	ὑπομνήσω	upomneso	`V FUT ACT IND 1P SG`	I will call attention	I will remind	I will remind	1

Occurrences in Scripture

7 occurrences

Filter by SIDANCE:

SIDANCE	Reference	Word	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	SIBI-P2
`G5279-01`	Luke 22:61	ὑπεμνήσθη	upemnesthe	`V AOR PASS IND 3P SG`	remembered	was reminded	was reminded
`G5279-05`	John 14:26	ὑπομνήσει	upomnesei	`V FUT ACT IND 3P SG`	will remind	will remind	will remind
`G5279-02`	2 Timothy 2:14	ὑπομίμνῃσκε	upomimneske	`V PRS ACT IMP 2P SG`	remind	keep reminding	keep reminding
`G5279-02`	Titus 3:1	ὑπομίμνῃσκε	upomimneske	`V PRS ACT IMP 2P SG`	Remind	keep reminding	keep reminding
`G5279-03`	2 Peter 1:12	ὑπομιμνῄσκειν	upomimneskein	`V PRS ACT INF`	to remind	to be reminding	to be reminding
`G5279-06`	3 John 1:10	ὑπομνήσω	upomneso	`V FUT ACT IND 1P SG`	I will call attention	I will remind	I will remind
`G5279-04`	Jude 1:5	ὑπομνῆσαι	upomnesai	`V AOR ACT INF`	to remind	to bring to remembrance	to bring to remembrance

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