Mimētēs μιμητής
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| μιμητής | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | mimētēs |
| Strong's number | G3402 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | imitator |
| Occurrences | 6 in 6 verses |
| Most frequent in | 1 Corinthians (2) |
Mimētēs (Greek μιμητής, Strong's G3402) is a Greek masculine noun meaning “imitator”. It occurs 6 times in 6 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
μιμητής, -οῦ, ὁ
(μιμέομαι),
in NT always (like the verb) in good sense, an imitator: 1Co.4:16 11:1, Eph.5:1, 1Th.1:6 2:14, Heb.6:12.†
(AS)
(μιμέομαι),
in NT always (like the verb) in good sense, an imitator: 1Co.4:16 11:1, Eph.5:1, 1Th.1:6 2:14, Heb.6:12.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | followers (7) |
|---|---|
| BSB | imitators (3), imitate (2), will imitate (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Mimētēs, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
1 Corinthians
- 1 Corinthians 4:16Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me.Therefore I urge you to imitate me.
- 1 Corinthians 11:1Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.You are to imitate me, just as I imitate Christ.
Ephesians
- Ephesians 5:1Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;Be imitators of God, therefore, as beloved children,
1 Thessalonians
- 1 Thessalonians 1:6And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost:And you became imitators of us and of the Lord when you welcomed the message with the joy of the Holy Spirit, in spite of your great suffering.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:14For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which in Judea are in Christ Jesus: for ye also have suffered like things of your own countrymen, even as they have of the Jews:For you, brothers, became imitators of the churches of God in Judea that are in Christ Jesus. You suffered from your own countrymen the very things they suffered from the Jews,
Hebrews
- Hebrews 6:12That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.
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).