"to remind, cause to remember, 1 Cor. 4:17; to exhort, 2 Tim. 1:6; to call to mind, recollect, remember, Mk. 11:21; 14:72; 2 Cor. 7:15; Heb. 10:32*"
Definition and meaning
to remind, cause to remember, 1 Cor. 4:17; to exhort, 2 Tim. 1:6; to call to mind, recollect, remember, Mk. 11:21; 14:72; 2 Cor. 7:15; Heb. 10:32*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἀναμιμνῄσκω
Historical context
The Gospel of Mark moves urgently — the word "immediately" appears over 40 times. It was written for a Roman audience familiar with power and action. Jesus is portrayed as a man who acts, heals, and commands authority that the Roman world had never seen from a Jewish teacher.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of anamimnesko (G363) across the King James Bible.
And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away.
And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept.
For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who shall bring you into remembrance of my ways which be in Christ, as I teach every where in every church.
And his inward affection is more abundant toward you, whilst he remembereth the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye received him.
Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.
But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were illuminated, ye endured a great fight of afflictions;
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Common questions
Strong's G363 (anamimnesko) is a Greek word that means: to remind, cause to remember, 1 Cor. 4:17; to exhort, 2 Tim. 1:6; to call to mind, recollect, remember, Mk. 11:21; 14:72; 2 Cor. 7:15; Heb. 10:32* It appears 6 times in the King James Bible.
The word anamimnesko (G363) appears 6 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G363 is anamimnesko, a Greek word defined as: to remind, cause to remember, 1 Cor. 4:17; to exhort, 2 Tim. 1:6; to call to mind, recollect, remember, Mk. 11:21; 14:72; 2 Cor. 7:15; Heb. 10:32*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
anamimnesko is a Greek word found in the New Testament.