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μνημον-εύω

mnemoneuo

call to mind, remember, think of

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Where it lives

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What it meant

μνημον-εύω · mnēmon-euō — LSJ

call to mind, remember, think of, remember

call to mind, remember, think of, c. acc., Hdt. 1.36, A. Pers. 783, S. Ph. 121, Fr. 1120.9, Epicur. Ep. 2p.55U., etc.: c. gen., Phld. Piet. 94, Plu. Oth. 1, etc.: c. inf., remember to do, Ar. Ec. 264; μ. ὅτι . . Pl. R. 480a; εἰ . . D. 1.11; ὡς . . LXX 2 Ma. 10.6.

2

abs., μ. γὰρ καλῶς Cratin. 122, cf. Pl. Grg. 499e, Men. Pk. 142; opp. ἀναμιμνήσκεσθαι, as animal instinct from human faculty, Arist. Mem. 453a6.

II call to, mind, mention, say, make mention of, to, make mention of

call to anotherʼs mind, mention, say, c. acc., ἀληθῆ -εύεις Pl. Lg. 646b, etc.; μ. τινί τινος make mention of a thing to another, Phalar. Ep. 2: c. gen., make mention of, τοῦ ἔθνους ἐν ταῖς ἱστορίαις J. l.c., cf. Plu. Them. 32, etc.; μ. ἀδελφῶν LXX 1 Ma. 12.11.

III serve as μνήμων II.3

serve as μνήμων II.3, SIG 45.11 (Halic., v B. C.); μ. ἁγναῖς θεαῖς IG 14.204 (Acrae), cf. 9(1).689 (Corc.).

B to be remembered, had in memory

Pass., to be remembered, had in memory, μνημονεύσεται χάρις E. Heracl. 334, cf. OGI 666.22 (i A. D.); τὰ ἐκ τοῦ πρὶν χρόνου μνημονευόμενα Th. 1.23; τὴν δόξαν τὴν εἰς ἅπαντα τὸν χρόνον μνημονευθησομένην Isoc. 12.128; τὸν ἅπαντα χρόνον μνημονευθήσεται D. 18.231; οἱ μνημονευόμενοι ἄνθρωποι X. Mem. 4.8.2: c. inf., ἐμνημονεύετο γενέσθαι Th. 2.47: c. part., πόλεμος . . εὖ πολεμηθεὶς μ. Pl. R. 600a.

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