Greek noun (neuter) · G3419
μνημεῖον
mnemeionmnay-mi'-on
a memorial, record (cl., cf.; (a) (cl.) a monument
40 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: mnēmeîon
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G3419is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 5 of 27New Testament books
- 7spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G3419
a remembrance, i.e. cenotaph (place of interment)
The King James renders it: grave, sepulchre, tomb.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
mnemeion is rendered "a memorial, record (cl., cf.; (a) (cl.) a monument". It stands 40 times in the Greek text, across five books.
- Sixteen of the uses stand in John, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "a memorial, record (cl., cf.".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 8:28When Jesus arrived on the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, He was met by two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.
- The Greek text spells it seven different ways.
The first use
When Jesus arrived on the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, He was met by two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.
Matthew 8:28μνημείων
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: a memorial, record (cl., cf., and (a) (cl.) a monument.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| a memorial, record (cl., cf.Wis.10:7). | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 8:28When Jesus arrived on the other side in the region of the Gadarenes… |
| (a) (cl.) a monumentLuk.11:47; __(b) a sepulchre | Tagged as
| WhereGenesis 23:6“Listen to us, sir. You are God’s chosen one among us… |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| μνημονεύω | mnemoneuo | to remember | Uses21 |
| μνῆμα | mnema | tomb | Uses8 |
| μνημόσυνον | mnemosynon | memorial | Uses3 |
| μνήμη | mneme | remembrance | Uses1 |
All 40, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
7 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- μνημεῖον17
- μνημείου10
- μνημεῖα4
- μνημείῳ4
- μνημείων3
- μνημείοις1
- μνημείῳ.¶1
The grammar of each form
- noun · accusative (object) · neuter singular15N-ASN
- noun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singular10N-GSN
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singular5N-DSN
- noun · genitive (“of”) · neuter plural3N-GPN
- noun · accusative (object) · neuter plural2N-APN
- noun · nominative (subject) · neuter plural2N-NPN
- noun · nominative (subject) · neuter singular2N-NSN
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter plural1N-DPN
Matthew
seven uses
When Jesus arrived on the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, He was met by two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.
- μνημείωνmnemeionnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluraltagged: tombs
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous.
- μνημεῖαmnemeianoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: monuments
The tombs broke open, and the bodies of many saints who had fallen asleep were raised.
- μνημεῖαmnemeianoun · nominative (subject) · neuter pluraltagged: tombs
After Jesus’ resurrection, when they had come out of the tombs, they entered the holy city and appeared to many people.
- μνημείωνmnemeionnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluraltagged: tombs
and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut into the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance to the tomb and went away.
- μνημείῳmnemeionoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: tomb
- μνημείουmnemeiounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: tomb
So they hurried away from the tomb in fear and great joy, and ran to tell His disciples.
- μνημείουmnemeiounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: tomb
Mark
eight uses
As soon as Jesus got out of the boat, He was met by a man with an unclean spirit, who was coming from the tombs.
- μνημείωνmnemeionnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluraltagged: tombs
When John’s disciples heard about this, they came and took his body and placed it in a tomb.
- μνημείῳ.¶mnemeionoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: tomb
So Joseph bought a linen cloth, took down the body of Jesus, wrapped it in the cloth, and placed it in a tomb that had been cut out of the rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance to the tomb.
- μνημείῳmnemeionoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: a grave
- μνημείουmnemeiounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: tomb
Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they went to the tomb.
- μνημεῖονmnemeionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: tomb
They were asking one another, “Who will roll away the stone from the entrance of the tomb?”
- μνημείουmnemeiounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: tomb
When they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.
- μνημεῖονmnemeionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: tomb
So the women left the tomb and ran away, trembling and bewildered. And in their fear they did not say a word to anyone.
- μνημείουmnemeiounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: tomb
Luke
eight uses
Woe to you! For you are like unmarked graves, which men walk over without even noticing.”
- μνημεῖαmnemeianoun · nominative (subject) · neuter pluraltagged: graves
Woe to you! You build tombs for the prophets, but it was your fathers who killed them.
- μνημεῖαmnemeianoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: tombs
The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed, and they saw the tomb and how His body was placed.
- μνημεῖονmnemeionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: tomb
They found the stone rolled away from the tomb,
- μνημείουmnemeiounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: tomb
And when they returned from the tomb, they reported all these things to the Eleven and to all the others.
- μνημείουmnemeiounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: tomb
Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. And after bending down and seeing only the linen cloths, he went away, wondering to himself what had happened.
- μνημεῖονmnemeionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: tomb
Furthermore, some of our women astounded us. They were at the tomb early this morning,
- μνημεῖονmnemeionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: tomb
Then some of our companions went to the tomb and found it just as the women had described. But Him they did not see.”
- μνημεῖονmnemeionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: tomb
John
sixteen uses
Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice
- μνημείοιςmnemeioisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter pluraltagged: tombs
When Jesus arrived, He found that Lazarus had already spent four days in the tomb.
- μνημείῳmnemeionoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: tomb
When the Jews who were in the house consoling Mary saw how quickly she got up and went out, they followed her, supposing she was going to the tomb to mourn there.
- μνημεῖονmnemeionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: tomb
Jesus, once again deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance.
- μνημεῖονmnemeionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: tomb
Meanwhile, many people continued to testify that they had been with Jesus when He called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead.
- μνημείουmnemeiounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: tomb
Now there was a garden in the place where Jesus was crucified, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid.
- μνημεῖονmnemeionnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: a tomb
And because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and the tomb was nearby, they placed Jesus there.
- μνημεῖονmnemeionnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: tomb
Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance.
- μνημεῖονmnemeionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: tomb
- μνημείουmnemeiounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: tomb
So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb,” she said, “and we do not know where they have put Him!”
- μνημείουmnemeiounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: tomb
Then Peter and the other disciple set out for the tomb.
- μνημεῖονmnemeionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: tomb
The two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first.
- μνημεῖονmnemeionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: tomb
Simon Peter arrived just after him. He entered the tomb and saw the linen cloths lying there.
- μνημεῖονmnemeionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: tomb
Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went in. And he saw and believed.
- μνημεῖονmnemeionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: tomb
But Mary stood outside the tomb weeping. And as she wept, she bent down to look into the tomb,
- μνημείῳmnemeionoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: tomb
- μνημεῖονmnemeionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: tomb
Acts
one use
When they had carried out all that was written about Him, they took Him down from the tree and laid Him in a tomb.
- μνημεῖονmnemeionnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: a tomb
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.