2 Thessalonians 2:5

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{ "verseID": "2Thessalonians.2.5", "source": "Οὐ μνημονεύετε, ὅτι, ἔτι ὢν πρὸς ὑμᾶς, ταῦτα ἔλεγον ὑμῖν;", "text": "Not *mnēmoneuete*, that, *eti* *ōn* *pros* you, these things *elegon* to you?", "grammar": { "*mnēmoneuete*": "verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural - you remember", "*eti*": "adverb - still/yet", "*ōn*": "present active participle, nominative masculine singular - being", "*pros*": "preposition + accusative - with/toward", "*elegon*": "verb, imperfect active indicative, 1st person singular - I was saying/telling" }, "variants": { "*mnēmoneuete*": "remember/recollect/call to mind", "*eti*": "still/yet/even now", "*ōn*": "being/existing", "*pros*": "with/toward/in the presence of", "*elegon*": "was saying/telling/speaking" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Οὐ μνημονεύετε, ὅτι, ἔτι ὢν πρὸς ὑμᾶς, ταῦτα ἔλεγον ὑμῖν;

Transliteration

Not mnēmoneuete, that, eti ōn pros you, these things elegon to you?

Grammar Details

• *mnēmoneuete*: verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural - you remember
• *eti*: adverb - still/yet
• *ōn*: present active participle, nominative masculine singular - being
• *pros*: preposition + accusative - with/toward
• *elegon*: verb, imperfect active indicative, 1st person singular - I was saying/telling

Word Meanings

• *mnēmoneuete*: remember/recollect/call to mind
• *eti*: still/yet/even now
• *ōn*: being/existing
• *pros*: with/toward/in the presence of
• *elegon*: was saying/telling/speaking

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Do you not remember that when I was still with you, I used to tell you these things?

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Do you not remember that, when I was still with you, I told you these things?

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Remember{G3421} ye not,{G3756} that,{G3754} when I was{G5607} yet{G2089} with{G4314} you,{G5209} I told{G3004} you{G5213} these things?{G5023}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Remember ye{G3421}{(G5719)} not{G3756}, that{G3754}, when I was{G5607}{(G5752)} yet{G2089} with{G4314} you{G5209}, I told{G3004}{(G5707)} you{G5213} these things{G5023}?

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Remember ye not that when I was yet with you I tolde you these thynges?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Remembre ye not, that whan I was yet with you, I tolde you these thinges?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Remember ye not, that when I was yet with you, I tolde you these things?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Remember ye not, that when I was yet with you, I tolde you these thynges?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Don't you remember that, when I was still with you, I told you these things?

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Do ye not remember that, being yet with you, these things I said to you?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Have you no memory of what I said when I was with you, giving you word of these things?

• World English Bible (2000)

  Don't you remember that, when I was still with you, I told you these things?

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Surely you recall that I used to tell you these things while I was still with you.

Referenced Verses

• Matt 16:9 : 9 { "verseID": "Matthew.16.9", "source": "Οὔπω νοεῖτε, οὐδὲ μνημονεύετε τοὺς πέντε ἄρτους τῶν πεντακισχιλίων, καὶ πόσους κοφίνους ἐλάβετε;", "text": "Not yet *noeite*, neither *mnēmoneuete* the five *artous* of the *pentakischiliōn*, and how many *kophinous* you *elabete*?", "grammar": { "*noeite*": "present active indicative, 2nd person plural - you understand/perceive", "*mnēmoneuete*": "present active indicative, 2nd person plural - you remember", "*artous*": "accusative plural masculine - loaves of bread", "*pentakischiliōn*": "genitive plural masculine - five thousand", "*kophinous*": "accusative plural masculine - baskets", "*elabete*": "aorist active indicative, 2nd person plural - you took/received" }, "variants": { "*noeite*": "understand/perceive/comprehend", "*mnēmoneuete*": "remember/recall/keep in mind", "*kophinous*": "baskets/hampers", "*elabete*": "you took/received/gathered" } }
• Mark 8:18 : 18 { "verseID": "Mark.8.18", "source": "Ὀφθαλμοὺς ἔχοντες, οὐ βλέπετε; καὶ ὦτα ἔχοντες, οὐκ ἀκούετε; καὶ οὐ μνημονεύετε;", "text": "*Ophthalmous* having, not you *blepete*? And *ōta* having, not you *akouete*? And not you *mnēmoneuete*?", "grammar": { "*Ophthalmous*": "noun, masculine accusative plural - eyes", "*blepete*": "verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural - you see", "*ōta*": "noun, neuter accusative plural - ears", "*akouete*": "verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural - you hear", "*mnēmoneuete*": "verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural - you remember" }, "variants": { "*Ophthalmous*": "eyes/sight", "*blepete*": "you see/perceive/observe", "*ōta*": "ears/hearing", "*akouete*": "you hear/listen", "*mnēmoneuete*": "you remember/recall/keep in mind" } }
• Luke 24:6-7 : 6 { "verseID": "Luke.24.6", "source": "Οὐκ ἔστιν ὧδε, ἀλλʼ ἠγέρθη: μνήσθητε ὡς ἐλάλησεν ὑμῖν ἔτι ὢν ἐν τῇ Γαλιλαίᾳ,", "text": "Not *estin hōde*, but *ēgerthē*: *mnēsthēte hōs elalēsen* to you, still *ōn* in *tē Galilaia*,", "grammar": { "*estin*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd singular - he is", "*hōde*": "adverb - here", "*ēgerthē*": "aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd singular - he was raised", "*mnēsthēte*": "aorist, passive, imperative, 2nd plural - remember/recollect", "*hōs*": "conjunction - how/that/as", "*elalēsen*": "aorist, active, indicative, 3rd singular - he spoke", "*ōn*": "present, active, participle, masculine, singular, nominative - being", "*Galilaia*": "dative, feminine, singular - Galilee" }, "variants": { "*estin*": "he is/exists", "*ēgerthē*": "he was raised/has risen", "*mnēsthēte*": "remember/call to mind/recollect" } } 7 { "verseID": "Luke.24.7", "source": "Λέγων, ὅτι Δεῖ τὸν Υἱὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου παραδοθῆναι εἰς χεῖρας ἀνθρώπων ἁμαρτωλῶν, καὶ σταυρωθῆναι, καὶ τῇ τρίτῃ ἡμέρᾳ ἀναστῆναι.", "text": "*Legōn*, that it *dei* the *Huion tou anthrōpou paradothēnai* into *cheiras anthrōpōn hamartōlōn*, and *staurōthēnai*, and on the third *hēmera anastēnai*.", "grammar": { "*legōn*": "present, active, participle, masculine, singular, nominative - saying", "*dei*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd singular, impersonal - it is necessary", "*Huion*": "accusative, masculine, singular - Son", "*tou anthrōpou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of man", "*paradothēnai*": "aorist, passive, infinitive - to be delivered/handed over", "*cheiras*": "accusative, feminine, plural - hands", "*anthrōpōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of men", "*hamartōlōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - sinful", "*staurōthēnai*": "aorist, passive, infinitive - to be crucified", "*hēmera*": "dative, feminine, singular - day", "*anastēnai*": "aorist, active, infinitive - to rise up" }, "variants": { "*dei*": "it is necessary/must/is required", "*paradothēnai*": "to be delivered over/handed over/betrayed", "*hamartōlōn*": "sinful/sinners", "*staurōthēnai*": "to be crucified/impaled", "*anastēnai*": "to rise up/stand up/be resurrected" } }
• John 16:4 : 4 { "verseID": "John.16.4", "source": "Ἀλλὰ ταῦτα λελάληκα ὑμῖν, ἵνα ὅταν ἔλθῃ ἡ ὥρα, μνημονεύητε αὐτῶν. Ὅτι ἐγὼ εἶπον ὑμῖν ταῦτα δὲ ὑμῖν ἐξ ἀρχῆς οὐκ εἶπον, ὅτι μεθʼ ὑμῶν ἤμην.", "text": "But *tauta lelalēka* to you, *hina* when *elthē* the *hōra*, *mnēmoneuēte* of them. Because I *eipon* to you *tauta* but to you from *archēs* not *eipon*, because with you *ēmēn*.", "grammar": { "Ἀλλὰ": "adversative conjunction - but", "*tauta*": "demonstrative pronoun, accusative, neuter, plural - these things", "*lelalēka*": "perfect active indicative, 1st person singular - I have spoken", "ὑμῖν": "personal pronoun, dative, plural - to you", "*hina*": "subordinating conjunction introducing purpose clause - so that", "ὅταν": "temporal conjunction - when/whenever", "*elthē*": "aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular - might come", "ἡ": "definite article, nominative, feminine, singular - the", "*hōra*": "noun, nominative, feminine, singular - hour/time", "*mnēmoneuēte*": "present active subjunctive, 2nd person plural - you may remember", "αὐτῶν": "personal pronoun, genitive, neuter, plural - of them", "Ὅτι": "conjunction - because", "ἐγὼ": "personal pronoun, nominative, singular - I", "*eipon*": "aorist active indicative, 1st person singular - I said/told", "ὑμῖν": "personal pronoun, dative, plural - to you", "*tauta*": "demonstrative pronoun, accusative, neuter, plural - these things", "δὲ": "contrastive conjunction - but/and", "ὑμῖν": "personal pronoun, dative, plural - to you", "ἐξ": "preposition - from", "*archēs*": "noun, genitive, feminine, singular - beginning", "οὐκ": "negative particle - not", "*eipon*": "aorist active indicative, 1st person singular - I said/told", "ὅτι": "conjunction - because", "μεθʼ": "preposition - with", "ὑμῶν": "personal pronoun, genitive, plural - of you", "*ēmēn*": "imperfect active indicative, 1st person singular - I was" }, "variants": { "*tauta*": "these things/these matters", "*lelalēka*": "I have spoken/I have told (with emphasis on completed action with continuing relevance)", "*elthē*": "might come/should come", "*hōra*": "hour/time/appointed time", "*mnēmoneuēte*": "you may remember/you may recall", "*eipon*": "I said/I told", "*archēs*": "beginning/start/origin", "*ēmēn*": "I was/I continued to be (imperfect tense emphasizes continuous state)" } }
• Acts 20:31 : 31 { "verseID": "Acts.20.31", "source": "Διὸ γρηγορεῖτε, μνημονεύοντες, ὅτι τριετίαν νύκτα καὶ ἡμέραν οὐκ ἐπαυσάμην μετὰ δακρύων νουθετῶν ἕνα ἕκαστον.", "text": "Therefore *grēgoreite*, *mnēmoneuontes*, that for-*trietian* night and day not *epausamēn* with *dakryōn* *nouthetōn* one each.", "grammar": { "*grēgoreite*": "present imperative, active, 2nd person plural - be watchful", "*mnēmoneuontes*": "present participle, active, nominative, masculine, plural - remembering", "*trietian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - three-year period", "*epausamēn*": "aorist indicative, middle, 1st person singular - I ceased", "*dakryōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural - of tears", "*nouthetōn*": "present participle, active, nominative, masculine, singular - admonishing" }, "variants": { "*grēgoreite*": "be watchful/alert/vigilant", "*mnēmoneuontes*": "remembering/recalling", "*trietian*": "three-year period/three years", "*epausamēn*": "I ceased/stopped", "*dakryōn*": "tears/weeping", "*nouthetōn*": "admonishing/warning/instructing" } }
• Gal 5:21 : 21 { "verseID": "Galatians.5.21", "source": "Φθόνοι, φόνοι, μέθαι, κῶμοι, καὶ τὰ ὅμοια τούτοις: ἃ προλέγω ὑμῖν, καθὼς καὶ προεῖπον, ὅτι οἱ τὰ τοιαῦτα πράσσοντες βασιλείαν Θεοῦ οὐ κληρονομήσουσιν.", "text": "*Phthonoi, phonoi, methai, kōmoi*, and the things *homoia toutois*: which I *prolegō* to you, as also I *proeipon*, that those *ta toiauta prassontes basileian Theou ou klēronomēsousin*.", "grammar": { "*Phthonoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - envy/spite", "*phonoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - murders", "*methai*": "nominative, feminine, plural - drunkenness", "*kōmoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - carousing/revelry", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*ta*": "nominative, neuter, plural article - the things", "*homoia*": "nominative, neuter, plural - similar/like", "*toutois*": "dative, neuter, plural demonstrative pronoun - to these", "*prolegō*": "present, active, indicative, 1st person singular - forewarn/tell beforehand", "*kathōs*": "adverb - as/just as", "*kai*": "adverb - also/even", "*proeipon*": "aorist, active, indicative, 1st person singular - told beforehand/predicted", "*hoti*": "conjunction - that", "*hoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural article - those", "*ta*": "accusative, neuter, plural article - the things", "*toiauta*": "accusative, neuter, plural - such/of such kind", "*prassontes*": "present, active, participle, nominative, masculine, plural - practicing/doing", "*basileian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - kingdom", "*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God", "*ou*": "negative particle - not", "*klēronomēsousin*": "future, active, indicative, 3rd person plural - will inherit" }, "variants": { "*Phthonoi*": "envy/spite/jealousy", "*phonoi*": "murders/killings", "*methai*": "drunkenness/intoxication", "*kōmoi*": "carousing/revelry/orgies", "*homoia*": "similar/like/resembling", "*prolegō*": "forewarn/tell beforehand/warn in advance", "*proeipon*": "told beforehand/predicted/previously said", "*toiauta*": "such/of such kind/such things", "*prassontes*": "practicing/doing/performing", "*basileian*": "kingdom/reign/rule", "*Theou*": "God/deity", "*klēronomēsousin*": "will inherit/receive as inheritance" } }
• 1 Thess 2:11 : 11 { "verseID": "1 Thessalonians.2.11", "source": "Καθάπερ οἴδατε ὡς ἕνα ἕκαστον ὑμῶν ὡς πατὴρ τέκνα ἑαυτοῦ,", "text": "*Kathaper* *oidate* how *hena* *hekaston* of you as *patēr* *tekna* *heautou*,", "grammar": { "*Kathaper*": "comparative conjunction - just as/even as", "*oidate*": "perfect active indicative, 2nd person plural - you know", "*hena*": "accusative, masculine, singular - one", "*hekaston*": "accusative, masculine, singular - each/every", "*patēr*": "nominative, masculine, singular - father", "*tekna*": "accusative, neuter, plural - children", "*heautou*": "genitive, masculine, singular, reflexive pronoun - his own" }, "variants": { "*hekaston*": "each/every/each one" } }
• 2 Thess 3:10 : 10 { "verseID": "2 Thessalonians.3.10", "source": "Καὶ γὰρ ὅτε ἦμεν πρὸς ὑμᾶς, τοῦτο παρηγγέλλομεν ὑμῖν, ὅτι Εἴ τις οὐ θέλει ἐργάζεσθαι, μηδὲ ἐσθιέτω.", "text": "*Kai gar hote ēmen pros* you, this *parēngellomen* you, *hoti Ei tis ou thelei ergazesthai, mēde esthietō*.", "grammar": { "*Kai gar*": "conjunctive phrase - for also/for even", "*hote*": "temporal conjunction - when", "*ēmen*": "imperfect indicative, active, 1st plural - we were", "*pros*": "preposition + accusative - with", "*parēngellomen*": "imperfect indicative, active, 1st plural - we were commanding", "*hoti*": "conjunction introducing quotation - that", "*Ei*": "conditional conjunction - if", "*tis*": "nominative, indefinite pronoun - anyone", "*ou*": "negative particle - not", "*thelei*": "present indicative, active, 3rd singular - wants/wills", "*ergazesthai*": "present infinitive, middle - to work", "*mēde*": "negative conjunction - neither/nor/not even", "*esthietō*": "present imperative, active, 3rd singular - let him eat" }, "variants": { "*parēngellomen*": "we were commanding/we were instructing/we were charging", "*thelei*": "wants/wills/desires", "*ergazesthai*": "to work/to labor", "*esthietō*": "let him eat/he should eat" } }
• 2 Pet 1:15 : 15 { "verseID": "2 Peter.1.15", "source": "Σπουδάσω δὲ καὶ ἑκάστοτε ἔχειν ὑμᾶς μετὰ τὴν ἐμὴν ἔξοδον τὴν τούτων μνήμην ποιεῖσθαι.", "text": "I will be diligent but also *hekastote* to have you after the *emēn exodon* the of these things *mnēmēn* to make.", "grammar": { "Σπουδάσω": "future active indicative, 1st singular - 'I will be diligent/make effort'", "δὲ": "conjunction/particle - 'but/and'", "καὶ": "conjunction - 'also/even'", "*hekastote*": "adverb - every time/always", "ἔχειν": "present active infinitive - 'to have'", "ὑμᾶς": "accusative, plural - 'you'", "μετὰ": "preposition + accusative - 'after'", "*emēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - my", "*exodon*": "accusative, feminine, singular - departure/exit", "τούτων": "genitive, neuter, plural - 'of these things'", "*mnēmēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - remembrance/memory", "ποιεῖσθαι": "present middle infinitive - 'to make/do'" }, "variants": { "*hekastote*": "at every time/always/on each occasion", "*emēn*": "my/mine", "*exodon*": "departure/exit/decease", "*mnēmēn*": "remembrance/memory/recollection" } }