means “to mention” and it probably has the same meaning in Paul. Cf. 3:6 for μνείαν ἔχειν. 3. μνημονεύοντες, “remembering (ἀδιαλείπτως, ‘unceasingly’).” In the Pauline corpus μνημονεύειν regularly means “remember” (cf. 2:9; 2 Thess 2:5; Gal 2:10; Eph 2:11; Col 4:18; 2 Tim 2:8). Here the object of the verb is the threefold genitive ἔργου … κόπου … ὑπομονῆς. ὑμῶν, “your”—genitive in dependence on ἔργου … κόπου … ὑπομονῆς (“your work of faith …”). τοῦ ἔργου τῆς πίστεως καὶ τοῦ
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