Lexicon
ὑπόμνησις
hupomnēsis
G5280
G:N-F Greek

remembrance

3
Occurrences
2
Books
Greek
Language

Hupomnesis denotes recalling what is known, whether to awaken others or to bring a person's faith to mind.

The occurrences show recalling or bringing something to mind: in 2 Peter it accompanies arousing readers' minds, while in 2 Timothy it concerns sincere faith remembered in Timothy.

Senses in use

  1. Recalling to awaken or bring to mind · dominant

    The dative singular form appears with arousing others: in 2 Peter 1:13 the APB renders the clause "to arouse you in remembrance," and in 2 Peter 3:1 it renders "I arouse your pure mind by way of remembrance." The accusative singular form in 2 Timothy 1:5 occurs where the speaker brings Timothy's sincere faith to mind; the APB renders, "I am reminded of the sincere faith that is in you."

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the two Petrine clauses with "remembrance" and presents 2 Timothy 1:5 as "I am reminded." These renderings confirm the verses' recall-related setting without fixing a separate English equivalent in each clause.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture