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ὑπόμνησις

hypómnēsis

G5280 noun

SILEX Entry

Root ὑπομνη- to remind, to cause to remember, to recollect

Definition

An act of reminding or calling to mind; the process or effect of reminding, recollection, or remembrance. In some contexts, it also denotes a written or spoken reminder intended to prompt memory or recall of something previously known or learned.

Semantic Range

reminder, recollection, remembrance, act of recalling, prompting to remember, written or spoken reminder

Root / Etymology

From the verb ὑπομιμνῄσκω (to remind, to cause to remember), which itself is from ὑπό ('under, in addition') + μιμνῄσκω ('to remind, cause to remember').

Historical & Contextual Notes

ὑπόμνησις is rare in classical Greek and appears more frequently in Hellenistic and later literature, including the Septuagint and New Testament writings. It often occurs in contexts of moral or doctrinal exhortation, where the author seeks to recall important teachings or instructions to the audience’s awareness. In some cases, it can refer to a formal or physical reminder (such as a document or note), but in the Koine period, its primary sense is the act of mental or spoken reminding. English translations often use 'reminder,' 'remembrance,' or 'recollection,' although these may not capture the nuance of proactive prompting present in the original term. Related terms include μνήμη (memory, remembrance) and ὑπόμνημα (memorandum, record), the latter often referring to a written record and sometimes confused with ὑπόμνησις in translation. Usage shifts slightly between classical, where it is more abstract, and later periods, where it commonly appears in epistolary and instructional settings.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from ὑπομιμνήσκω; a reminding or (reflexively) recollection:--remembrance.

Root Family

ὑπομιμνῄσκω (hypomimnēskō) — to remind, to cause to remember, to recollect

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
G5279 ὑπομιμνήσκω was reminded

Word Forms

2 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
G5280-01 ὑπομνήσει upomnesei N DAT F SG reminder will remind 2
G5280-02 ὑπόμνησιν upomnesin N ACC F SG remembrance a reminder 1

Occurrences in Scripture

3 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
G5280-02 2 Timothy 1:5 ὑπόμνησιν upomnesin N ACC F SG remembrance a reminder
G5280-01 2 Peter 1:13 ὑπομνήσει upomnesei N DAT F SG reminder will remind
G5280-01 2 Peter 3:1 ὑπομνήσει upomnesei N DAT F SG reminder will remind
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