"remembrance; a commemoration, memorial, Lk. 22:19; 1 Cor. 11:24, 25; Heb. 10:3*"
Definition and meaning
remembrance; a commemoration, memorial, Lk. 22:19; 1 Cor. 11:24, 25; Heb. 10:3*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἀνάμνησις
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
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 anamnesis (G364) across the King James Bible.
And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.
And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.
After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.
But in those sacrifices there is a remembrance again made of sins every year.
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Common questions
Strong's G364 (anamnesis) is a Greek word that means: remembrance; a commemoration, memorial, Lk. 22:19; 1 Cor. 11:24, 25; Heb. 10:3* It appears 4 times in the King James Bible.
The word anamnesis (G364) appears 4 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G364 is anamnesis, a Greek word defined as: remembrance; a commemoration, memorial, Lk. 22:19; 1 Cor. 11:24, 25; Heb. 10:3*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
anamnesis is a Greek word found in the New Testament.