MEN'TION, n. L. mentio, from Gr. to put in mind L. moneo and mind. A hint a suggestion a brief notice or remark expressed in words or writing used chiefly after make.
Make no mention of other gods. Joshua 23
I will make mention of thy righteousness. Psalms 71
Without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers. Romans 1
MEN'TION, To speak to name to utter a brief remark to state a particular fact, or to express it in writing. It is applied to something thrown in or added incidentally in a discourse or writing, and thus differs from the sense of relate, recite, and narrate. I mentioned to him a fact that fell under my own observation. In the course of conversation, that circumstance was mentioned.
I will mention the loving-kindness of the Lord. Isaiah 63