The memory = What is remembered of him; not what he remembers; see Psa_146:4. Illustrations: Elisha (2Ki_13:21); Jehoiada (2Ch_24:15, 2Ch_24:16); the woman (Mar_14:9); Mary (Luk_1:28, Luk_1:48); Dorcas (Act_9:36, Act_9:39. Compare Pro_22:1; Antipas (Rev_2:13).