ἀναμιμνήσκω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ἀναμιμνῄσκω (anamimnēískō)

Etymology

ἀνα- (ana-) +‎ μιμνήσκω (mimnḗskō).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.na.mim.nɛ̌ːs.kɔː/ → /a.na.mimˈnis.ko/ → /a.na.mimˈnis.ko/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.na.mim.nɛ̌ːs.kɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.na.mimˈne̝s.ko/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.na.mimˈnis.ko/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.na.mimˈnis.ko/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.na.mimˈnis.ko/

Verb

ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνήσκω • (ănămĭmnḗskō)

1. (active voice) to remind
2. (passive voice) to remember

Inflection

   Present: ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνήσκω, ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνήσκομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνήσκω	ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνήσκεις	ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνήσκει	ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνήσκετον	ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνήσκετον	ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνήσκομεν	ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνήσκετε	ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνήσκουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνήσκω	ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνήσκῃς	ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνήσκῃ	ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνήσκητον	ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνήσκητον	ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνήσκωμεν	ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνήσκητε	ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνήσκωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνήσκοιμῐ	ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνήσκοις	ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνήσκοι	ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνήσκοιτον	ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνησκοίτην	ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνήσκοιμεν	ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνήσκοιτε	ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνήσκοιεν
	imperative		ᾰ̓νᾰμῐ́μνησκε	ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνησκέτω	ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνήσκετον	ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνησκέτων		ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνήσκετε	ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνησκόντων
middle/passive	indicative	ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνήσκομαι	ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνήσκῃ, ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνήσκει	ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνήσκεται	ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνήσκεσθον	ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνήσκεσθον	ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνησκόμεθᾰ	ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνήσκεσθε	ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνήσκονται
	subjunctive	ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνήσκωμαι	ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνήσκῃ	ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνήσκηται	ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνήσκησθον	ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνήσκησθον	ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνησκώμεθᾰ	ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνήσκησθε	ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνήσκωνται
	optative	ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνησκοίμην	ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνήσκοιο	ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνήσκοιτο	ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνήσκοισθον	ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνησκοίσθην	ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνησκοίμεθᾰ	ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνήσκοισθε	ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνήσκοιντο
	imperative		ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνήσκου	ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνησκέσθω	ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνήσκεσθον	ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνησκέσθων		ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνήσκεσθε	ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνησκέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνήσκειν				ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνήσκεσθαι
participle	m	ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνήσκων				ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνησκόμενος
	f	ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνήσκουσᾰ				ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνησκομένη
	n	ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνῆσκον				ᾰ̓νᾰμῐμνησκόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ᾰ̓νεμῐ́μνησκον, ᾰ̓νεμῐμνησκόμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ᾰ̓νεμῐ́μνησκον	ᾰ̓νεμῐ́μνησκες	ᾰ̓νεμῐ́μνησκε(ν)	ᾰ̓νεμῐμνήσκετον	ᾰ̓νεμῐμνησκέτην	ᾰ̓νεμῐμνήσκομεν	ᾰ̓νεμῐμνήσκετε	ᾰ̓νεμῐ́μνησκον
middle/passive	indicative	ᾰ̓νεμῐμνησκόμην	ᾰ̓νεμῐμνήσκου	ᾰ̓νεμῐμνήσκετο	ᾰ̓νεμῐμνήσκεσθον	ᾰ̓νεμῐμνησκέσθην	ᾰ̓νεμῐμνησκόμεθᾰ	ᾰ̓νεμῐμνήσκεσθε	ᾰ̓νεμῐμνήσκοντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσω, ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσομαι, ᾰ̓νᾰμνησθήσομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσω	ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσεις	ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσει	ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσετον	ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσετον	ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσομεν	ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσετε	ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσουσῐ(ν)
	optative	ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσοιμῐ	ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσοις	ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσοι	ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσοιτον	ᾰ̓νᾰμνησοίτην	ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσοιμεν	ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσοιτε	ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσοιεν
middle	indicative	ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσομαι	ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσῃ, ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσει	ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσεται	ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσεσθον	ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσεσθον	ᾰ̓νᾰμνησόμεθᾰ	ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσεσθε	ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσονται
	optative	ᾰ̓νᾰμνησοίμην	ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσοιο	ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσοιτο	ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσοισθον	ᾰ̓νᾰμνησοίσθην	ᾰ̓νᾰμνησοίμεθᾰ	ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσοισθε	ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσοιντο
passive	indicative	ᾰ̓νᾰμνησθήσομαι	ᾰ̓νᾰμνησθήσῃ, ᾰ̓νᾰμνησθήσει	ᾰ̓νᾰμνησθήσεται	ᾰ̓νᾰμνησθήσεσθον	ᾰ̓νᾰμνησθήσεσθον	ᾰ̓νᾰμνησθησόμεθᾰ	ᾰ̓νᾰμνησθήσεσθε	ᾰ̓νᾰμνησθήσονται
	optative	ᾰ̓νᾰμνησθησοίμην	ᾰ̓νᾰμνησθήσοιο	ᾰ̓νᾰμνησθήσοιτο	ᾰ̓νᾰμνησθήσοισθον	ᾰ̓νᾰμνησθησοίσθην	ᾰ̓νᾰμνησθησοίμεθᾰ	ᾰ̓νᾰμνησθήσοισθε	ᾰ̓νᾰμνησθήσοιντο
		active			middle		passive
infinitive		ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσειν			ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσεσθαι		ᾰ̓νᾰμνησθήσεσθαι
participle	m	ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσων			ᾰ̓νᾰμνησόμενος		ᾰ̓νᾰμνησθησόμενος
	f	ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσουσᾰ			ᾰ̓νᾰμνησομένη		ᾰ̓νᾰμνησθησομένη
	n	ᾰ̓νᾰμνῆσον			ᾰ̓νᾰμνησόμενον		ᾰ̓νᾰμνησθησόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ᾰ̓νέμνησᾰ, ᾰ̓νεμνησᾰ́μην, ᾰ̓νεμνήσθην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ᾰ̓νέμνησᾰ	ᾰ̓νέμνησᾰς	ᾰ̓νέμνησε(ν)	ᾰ̓νεμνήσᾰτον	ᾰ̓νεμνησᾰ́την	ᾰ̓νεμνήσᾰμεν	ᾰ̓νεμνήσᾰτε	ᾰ̓νέμνησᾰν
	subjunctive	ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσω	ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσῃς	ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσῃ	ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσητον	ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσητον	ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσωμεν	ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσητε	ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσαιμῐ	ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσειᾰς, ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσαις	ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσειε(ν), ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσαι	ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσαιτον	ᾰ̓νᾰμνησαίτην	ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσαιμεν	ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσαιτε	ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσειᾰν, ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσαιεν
	imperative		ᾰ̓νᾰ́μνησον	ᾰ̓νᾰμνησᾰ́τω	ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσᾰτον	ᾰ̓νᾰμνησᾰ́των		ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσᾰτε	ᾰ̓νᾰμνησᾰ́ντων
middle	indicative	ᾰ̓νεμνησᾰ́μην	ᾰ̓νεμνήσω	ᾰ̓νεμνήσᾰτο	ᾰ̓νεμνήσᾰσθον	ᾰ̓νεμνησᾰ́σθην	ᾰ̓νεμνησᾰ́μεθᾰ	ᾰ̓νεμνήσᾰσθε	ᾰ̓νεμνήσᾰντο
	subjunctive	ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσωμαι	ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσῃ	ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσηται	ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσησθον	ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσησθον	ᾰ̓νᾰμνησώμεθᾰ	ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσησθε	ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσωνται
	optative	ᾰ̓νᾰμνησαίμην	ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσαιο	ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσαιτο	ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσαισθον	ᾰ̓νᾰμνησαίσθην	ᾰ̓νᾰμνησαίμεθᾰ	ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσαισθε	ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσαιντο
	imperative		ᾰ̓νᾰ́μνησαι	ᾰ̓νᾰμνησᾰ́σθω	ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσᾰσθον	ᾰ̓νᾰμνησᾰ́σθων		ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσᾰσθε	ᾰ̓νᾰμνησᾰ́σθων
passive	indicative	ᾰ̓νεμνήσθην	ᾰ̓νεμνήσθης	ᾰ̓νεμνήσθη	ᾰ̓νεμνήσθητον	ᾰ̓νεμνησθήτην	ᾰ̓νεμνήσθημεν	ᾰ̓νεμνήσθητε	ᾰ̓νεμνήσθησᾰν
	subjunctive	ᾰ̓νᾰμνησθῶ	ᾰ̓νᾰμνησθῇς	ᾰ̓νᾰμνησθῇ	ᾰ̓νᾰμνησθῆτον	ᾰ̓νᾰμνησθῆτον	ᾰ̓νᾰμνησθῶμεν	ᾰ̓νᾰμνησθῆτε	ᾰ̓νᾰμνησθῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	ᾰ̓νᾰμνησθείην	ᾰ̓νᾰμνησθείης	ᾰ̓νᾰμνησθείη	ᾰ̓νᾰμνησθεῖτον, ᾰ̓νᾰμνησθείητον	ᾰ̓νᾰμνησθείτην, ᾰ̓νᾰμνησθειήτην	ᾰ̓νᾰμνησθεῖμεν, ᾰ̓νᾰμνησθείημεν	ᾰ̓νᾰμνησθεῖτε, ᾰ̓νᾰμνησθείητε	ᾰ̓νᾰμνησθεῖεν, ᾰ̓νᾰμνησθείησᾰν
	imperative		ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσθητῐ	ᾰ̓νᾰμνησθήτω	ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσθητον	ᾰ̓νᾰμνησθήτων		ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσθητε	ᾰ̓νᾰμνησθέντων
		active			middle		passive
infinitive		ᾰ̓νᾰμνῆσαι			ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσᾰσθαι		ᾰ̓νᾰμνησθῆναι
participle	m	ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσᾱς			ᾰ̓νᾰμνησᾰ́μενος		ᾰ̓νᾰμνησθείς
	f	ᾰ̓νᾰμνήσᾱσᾰ			ᾰ̓νᾰμνησᾰμένη		ᾰ̓νᾰμνησθεῖσᾰ
	n	ᾰ̓νᾰμνῆσᾰν			ᾰ̓νᾰμνησᾰ́μενον		ᾰ̓νᾰμνησθέν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Perfect: ᾰ̓νᾰμέμνημαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle/passive	indicative	ᾰ̓νᾰμέμνημαι	ᾰ̓νᾰμέμνησαι	ᾰ̓νᾰμέμνηται	ᾰ̓νᾰμέμνησθον	ᾰ̓νᾰμέμνησθον	ᾰ̓νᾰμεμνήμεθᾰ	ᾰ̓νᾰμέμνησθε	ᾰ̓νᾰμέμνηνται
	subjunctive	ᾰ̓νᾰμεμνημένος ὦ	ᾰ̓νᾰμεμνημένος ᾖς	ᾰ̓νᾰμεμνημένος ᾖ	ᾰ̓νᾰμεμνημένω ἦτον	ᾰ̓νᾰμεμνημένω ἦτον	ᾰ̓νᾰμεμνημένοι ὦμεν	ᾰ̓νᾰμεμνημένοι ἦτε	ᾰ̓νᾰμεμνημένοι ὦσῐ(ν)
	optative	ᾰ̓νᾰμεμνημένος εἴην	ᾰ̓νᾰμεμνημένος εἴης	ᾰ̓νᾰμεμνημένος εἴη	ᾰ̓νᾰμεμνημένω εἴητον, εἶτον	ᾰ̓νᾰμεμνημένω εἰήτην, εἴτην	ᾰ̓νᾰμεμνημένοι εἴημεν, εἶμεν	ᾰ̓νᾰμεμνημένοι εἴητε, εἶτε	ᾰ̓νᾰμεμνημένοι εἴησᾰν, εἶεν
	imperative		ᾰ̓νᾰμέμνησο	ᾰ̓νᾰμεμνήσθω	ᾰ̓νᾰμέμνησθον	ᾰ̓νᾰμεμνήσθων		ᾰ̓νᾰμέμνησθε	ᾰ̓νᾰμεμνήσθων
						middle/passive
infinitive						ᾰ̓νᾰμεμνῆσθαι
participle	m					ᾰ̓νᾰμεμνημένος
	f					ᾰ̓νᾰμεμνημένη
	n					ᾰ̓νᾰμεμνημένον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Pluperfect: ᾰ̓νεμεμνήμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
middle/passive	indicative	ᾰ̓νεμεμνήμην	ᾰ̓νεμέμνησο	ᾰ̓νεμέμνητο	ᾰ̓νεμέμνησθον	ᾰ̓νεμεμνήσθην	ᾰ̓νεμεμνήμεθᾰ	ᾰ̓νεμέμνησθε	ᾰ̓νεμέμνηντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

• the active perfect and pluperfect forms are periphrastic: μνείαν πεποίημαι/ἐπεποιήμην (mneían pepoíēmai/epepoiḗmēn)
• the passive pluperfect can also be formed with periphrasis: μνείαν ἔσχηκα (mneían éskhēka)

Derived terms

• ἀνάμνησις (anámnēsis)
• ἐπαναμιμνῄσκω (epanamimnēískō)
• προαναμιμνήσκω (proanamimnḗskō)
• προσαναμιμνήσκω (prosanamimnḗskō)
• συναναμιμνήσκω (sunanamimnḗskō)

Further reading

• “ἀναμιμνήσκω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ἀναμιμνήσκω in Pape, Wilhelm (1914), Max Sengebusch, editor, Handwörterbuch der griechischen Sprache‎^[1] (in German), 3rd edition, Braunschweig: Friedrich Vieweg und Sohn
• ἀναμιμνήσκω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924), A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “ἀναμιμνήσκω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891), A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• “ἀναμιμνήσκω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889), An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ἀναμιμνήσκω, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011