μνημόσῠνον G3422
memorial, remembrance, something that preserves memory
A memorial is something done or given that preserves memory. Jesus says the woman's anointing will be told 'in memory of her' wherever the gospel is preached (Matt 26:13, Mark 14:9). Cornelius's prayers and alms have ascended 'as a memorial before God' (Acts 10:4)—God remembers. The term emphasizes preservation of memory through deed or offering. Spanish 'memorial/memoria' and French 'mémorial/souvenir' reflect both the commemorative act and the remembered status it creates.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A memorial or remembrance, an act or offering that causes someone to be remembered. In Matthew 26:13 and Mark 14:9, the woman's anointing becomes a perpetual μνημόσυνον told throughout gospel proclamation. In Acts 10:4, Cornelius's piety ascends as a memorial before God, securing divine attention. The Greek term emphasizes the function of preserving memory, whether human recollection or divine notice. 3×
AR["تَذْكَارٍ", "ذِكْرَاهَا", "ذِكْرَى"]·ben["স্মরণে"]·DE["Gedaechtnis", "μνημόσυνον"]·EN["a-memorial", "memorial"]·FR["mémorial", "souvenir"]·heb["זִכָּרוֹן"]·HI["स्मरण", "स्मारक"]·ID["peringatan"]·IT["memoriale", "ricordare"]·jav["pangeling-eling", "pangéling-éling"]·KO["기념", "기념-로", "기념으로"]·PT["memória"]·RU["память"]·ES["memoria", "memorial"]·SW["kumbukumbu", "ukumbusho"]·TR["anılmaya", "anısına"]·urd["یادگار", "یادگاری"]
Related Senses
H3045 1. Qal: to know, perceive, understand (829×)H5315 1. soul, inner being (647×)H3820a 1. heart, inner self (mind/will/emotion) (572×)H4672 1. Qal: find, discover (289×)G1492 1. know facts or truths (285×)H3824 1. heart, inner self (mind/will/emotion) (250×)H1245 1. seek, search for (200×)G1097 1. know, be acquainted with (196×)H2142 1. Qal: remember, recall (173×)G2588 1. heart (inner self, mind, will) (158×)H0977 1. choose, select (Qal active) (145×)G2147 1. find, discover (144×)G5590 1. soul, inner self (100×)H4672 2. Niphal: be found, be discovered (99×)H1875 1. seek, search for (96×)H5315 2. life, vitality (94×)H1847 1. knowledge, discernment (90×)H2450 1. wise, prudent (84×)H7911 1. Qal: to forget (83×)H3684 1. fool, dullard (70×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
μνημόσῠνον, τό, remembrance, memorial of a thing, μνημόσυνον ἑωυτοῦ λιπέσθαι Refs 5th c.BC+: rare in early Attic dialect Prose, NT+5th c.BC+ __2 memorandum, reminder, μνημόσυνα γράψομαι Refs 5th c.BC+ __3 mark, scar, μ. ὑποκαταλιπεῖν Refs 5th c.BC+