Mimeomai μιμέομαι
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| μιμέομαι | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | mimeomai |
| Strong's number | G3401 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to imitate |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | 2 Thessalonians (2) |
Mimeomai (Greek μιμέομαι, Strong's G3401) is a Greek verb meaning “to imitate”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
μιμέομαι, -οῦμαι
(μῖμος, a mimic, an actor), [in LXX: Psa.31:6, Wis.4:2 15:9, 4Ma.9:23 4Mac 9:13 : * ;]
to imitate: 2Th.3:7 3:9 Heb.13:7, 3Jn.11.†
(AS)
(μῖμος, a mimic, an actor), [in LXX: Psa.31:6, Wis.4:2 15:9, 4Ma.9:23 4Mac 9:13 : * ;]
to imitate: 2Th.3:7 3:9 Heb.13:7, 3Jn.11.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | follow (4) |
|---|---|
| BSB | imitate (4) |
Verses
Every verse with Mimeomai, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
2 Thessalonians
- 2 Thessalonians 3:7For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us, because we were not undisciplined among you,
- 2 Thessalonians 3:9Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us.Not that we lack this right, but we wanted to offer ourselves as an example for you to imitate.
Hebrews
- Hebrews 13:7Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.Remember your leaders who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.
3 John
- 3 John 1:11Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).