μνημόσυνον
ἀμήχανον δὲ παντὸς ἀνδρὸς ἐκμαθεῖν ψυχήν τε καὶ φρόνημα καὶ γνώμην, πρὶν ἂν ἀρχαῖς τε καὶ νόμοισιν ἐντριβὴς φανῇ → hard it is to learn the mind of any mortal or the heart, 'till he be tried in chief authority | it is impossible to know fully any man's character, will, or judgment, until he has been proved by the test of rule and law-giving
English (LSJ)
τό,
A remembrance, memorial of a thing, μνημόσυνον ἑωυτοῦ λιπέσθαι Hdt.1.185,4.166; μνημόσυνον λιπέσθαι Id.1.186, 2.101; μνημόσυνα ἀποδέξασθαι ib.148, al.: rare in early Att. Prose, Th. 5.11; μ. στοργῆς AP12.68 (Mel.); εἰς μ. τινός Ev.Matt.26.13, cf. Act.Ap.10.4. 2 memorandum, reminder, μνημόσυνα γράψομαι Ar.V. 538; τουτὶ . . ἔστω τὸ μ. μοι ib.559. 3 mark, scar, μ. ὑποκαταλιπεῖν Hp.Prorrh.2.20.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
μνημόσυνον: τό, = μνῆμα, μνημεῖον, μνημόσυνον ἑωυτοῦ λιπέσθαι Ἡρόδ. 1. 185., 4. 166· καὶ ἄνευ τοῦ ἑωυτοῦ, μνημόσυνα λιπέσθαι, ἀποδέξασθαι ὁ αὐτ. 1. 185, 2. 101, 148, κ. ἀλλ.· σπανίως παρ’ Ἀττ., ὡς Θουκ. 5. 11. 2) ὑπόμνησις, ὑπόμνημα, σημείωσις, μνημόσυνα γράψομαι Ἀριστοφ. Σφ. 538· τουτί... ἔστω τὸ μν. μοι αὐτόθι 559. - Ἐκκλ., ὡς καὶ νῦν, τελετὴ ὑπὲρ ἀναπαύσεως τῆς ψυχῆς τεθνεῶτος, Ἰω. Νηστευτὴς 1924Β.
English (Strong)
from μνημονεύω; a reminder (memorandum), i.e. record: memorial.
English (Thayer)
μνημοσύνου, τό (μνημῶν), a memorial (that by which the memory of any person or thing is preserved), a remembrance: εἰς μνημόσυνον τίνος, to perpetuate one's memory, αἱ προσευχαί σου ... ἀνέβησαν εἰς μνημόσυνον ἐνώπιον τοῦ Θεοῦ (without the figure) have become known to God, so that he heeds and is about to help thee, Herodotus, Aristophanes, Thucydides, Plutarch, others; the Sept. for זֶכֶר, זִכָּרון; also for אַזְכָּרָה, i. e. that part of a sacrifice which was burned on the altar together with the frankincense, that its fragrance might ascend to heaven and commend the offerer to God's remembrance, εὐωδία εἰς μνημόσυνον, 1 Maccabees , etc.)
Greek Monotonic
μνημόσυνον: τό,
1. = μνημεῖον, ανάμνηση, ενθύμημα, μνημονική καταγραφή ενός προσώπου ή πράγματος, σε Ηρόδ.
2. υπόμνημα, υπόμνηση, μνημόσυνα γράψομαι, σε Αριστοφ.
