nope...He said "do THIS in memory of me"
Diagram the sentence. An imperative sentence with the subject "you" understood, do is the verb, THIS, is the object of the sentence and at that point, the sentence is a complete one. The added phrase "in memory of Me" merely tells us why He wants us to "Do This"....This is the consecration of the bread and wine which He had just done.
>As Christ said..."do this in remembrance of Me."<
nope...He said "do THIS in memory of me"
Actually the emphasis would be on Do this....
Do (ποιεῖτε) is in the imperative mood, which is the mood of command. It is second person plural The subject is implied by this verb, "You do...." with you being plural.
This (τοῦτο) is the pronoun and is in the accusative meaning it is the object.
What is this we are to do? Coming later in the post.
I agree the word do (ποιεῖτε) is in the imperative mood, or mood of command. It is a present imperative. In other words, we are to continually have communion to remember what Christ did for us.
The verb. εὐχαριστέω, means 2168 euxaristéō (from 2095 /eú, "good" and 5485/xaris, "grace") – properly, acknowledging that "God's grace works well," i.e. for our eternal gain and His glory; to give thanks – literally, "thankful for God's good grace."
The word remembrance (ἀνάμνησις) in the Greek means properly, deliberate recollection, done to better appreciate the effects (intended results) of what happened; active, self-prompted recollection especially as a memorial.
Definitions from HELPS Word-studies
When we eat the bread and drink the cup we give thanks and are reminded that He sacrificed His body and shed His blood for us.