Remember; Remembrance
Remember; Remembrance [1]
rḗ - mem´bẽr , rḗ - mem´brans : "Remember" is mostly the translation, in the Old Testament, of זכר , zākhar , and in the New Testament of μνάμαι , mnáomai ( Matthew 5:23; Matthew 26:75; John 2:17 , etc.), and of μνημονεύω , mnēmoneúō ( Matthew 16:9; Mark 8:18; Luke 17:32 , etc.), and "remembrance" the translation of derivatives of these ( zekher , anámnēsis , etc.). There are a few other words. "To remember" is used of God in remembering persons ( Genesis 8:1; Genesis 19:29 , etc.), His covenant ( Genesis 9:15; Exodus 2:24; Ezekiel 16:60 , etc.), in answering prayer ( Judges 16:28; Nehemiah 13:14 , Nehemiah 13:22; Psalm 20:3 , etc.), and in other ways. Men are exhorted to "remember" God's dealings with them, His commandments ( Deuteronomy 8:2 , Deuteronomy 8:18; Judges 8:34; 1 Chronicles 16:12 , etc.), the Sabbath ( Exodus 20:8 ), etc. A specially solemn command is that relating to the Lord's Supper in Luke 22:19; 1 Corinthians 11:24 , 1 Corinthians 11:25 , "This do in remembrance of me." "Remembrancer" (writer of chronicles) occurs in the King James Version margin of 2 Samuel 8:16; 2 Samuel 20:24; 1 Kings 4:3; 1 Chronicles 18:15 (text "recorder," the Revised Version margin "chronicler"). In Isaiah 62:6 , the Revised Version (British and American) reads, "ye that are Yahweh's remembrancers." the Revised Version (British and American) has frequent changes on the King James Version text, as "have marked" ( 1 Samuel 15:2 ); "make mention of" ( Psalm 20:7; Psalm 77:11; Song of Solomon 1:4 ); "remember" for "be ye mindful of" ( 1 Chronicles 16:15 ); "memorial" for "remembrance" ( Isaiah 57:8 ); in the American Standard Revised Version, "to his holy memorial name" ( Psalm 30:4; Psalm 97:12 , the English Revised Version "to his holy name," margin "Hebrew 'memorial' "); in 2 Timothy 1:5 , "having been reminded of" for the King James Version "call to remembrance," etc.
