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Koine Greek wordlink #146138

μιμεῖσθεHeb 13

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Only use of identical word form μιμεῖσθε (V-MPM2··P) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘μιμεῖσθε’ (V-MPM2··P) is always and only glossed as ‘be imitating’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘mimeomai’ have 2 different glosses: ‘be imitating’, ‘to_be imitating’.

Greek words (3) other than μιμεῖσθε (V-MPM2··P) with a gloss related to ‘imitating’

2 TH 3:7μιμεῖσθαι (mimeisthai) V-NPM···· ‘you_all have known how it is fitting to_be imitating us because not’ SR GNT 2 Th 3:7 word 6

OET-LV: 7For/Because yourselves you_all_have_known how it_is_fitting to_be_imitating us, because not we_loafed among you_all, (TH2_3:7)

OET-RV: 7You yourselves know that it’s appropriate to be imitating us, because we didn’t loaf when we were among you all, (TH2 3:7)

2 TH 3:9μιμεῖσθαι (mimeisthai) V-NPM···· ‘to you_all in_order that to_be imitating us’ SR GNT 2 Th 3:9 word 14

OET-LV: 9Not that not we_are_having the_right, but in_order_that ourselves an_example we_may_give to_you_all, in_order that to_be_imitating us.   (TH2_3:9)

OET-RV: 9not that we didn’t have the right, but in order to make ourselves a good example that you could emulate. (TH2 3:9)

3 YHN 1:11μιμοῦ (mimou) V-MPM2··S ‘beloved not be imitating evil but good’ SR GNT 3 Yhn 1:11 word 3

OET-LV: 11Beloved, not be_imitating the evil, but the good.   The one doing_good of the god is, the one doing_evil not has_seen the god.   (JN3_1:11)

OET-RV: 11My dear friend, don’t copy the evil things that others do, just the good things. Anyone who does what is good belongs to God—anyone who does evil things has not seen God. (JN3 1:11)

Key: V=verb