"remembrance, recollection, Phil. 1:3; 1 Thess. 3:6; 2 Tim. 1:3; mention; μνείαν ποιεῖσθαι, to make mention, Rom. 1:9; Eph. 1:16; 1 Thess. 1:2; Phlm. 4*"
Definition and meaning
remembrance, recollection, Phil. 1:3; 1 Thess. 3:6; 2 Tim. 1:3; mention; μνείαν ποιεῖσθαι, to make mention, Rom. 1:9; Eph. 1:16; 1 Thess. 1:2; Phlm. 4*
In the original Greek the word is written: μνεία
Historical context
Paul wrote Romans from Corinth, one of the most important commercial cities in the empire. Rome had a Jewish population of around 50,000. The letter addresses real tensions between Jewish believers with centuries of Torah tradition and Gentile believers with no such background. Emperor Nero was on the throne. Within ten years he would execute both Paul and Peter.
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 mneia (G3417) across the King James Bible.
For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers;
Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;
I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,
We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;
But now when Timotheus came from you unto us, and brought us good tidings of your faith and charity, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also to see you:
I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;
I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers,
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Common questions
Strong's G3417 (mneia) is a Greek word that means: remembrance, recollection, Phil. 1:3; 1 Thess. 3:6; 2 Tim. 1:3; mention; μνείαν ποιεῖσθαι, to make mention, Rom. 1:9; Eph. 1:16; 1 Thess. 1:2; Phlm. 4* It appears 7 times in the King James Bible.
The word mneia (G3417) appears 7 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3417 is mneia, a Greek word defined as: remembrance, recollection, Phil. 1:3; 1 Thess. 3:6; 2 Tim. 1:3; mention; μνείαν ποιεῖσθαι, to make mention, Rom. 1:9; Eph. 1:16; 1 Thess. 1:2; Phlm. 4. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
mneia is a Greek word found in the New Testament.