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Koine Greek wordlink #155649

← μιμοῦ ↑ → 3Yhn (3Yohan or 3Jhn) 1 ║ ═

SR GNT 3Yhn 1:11 μιμοῦ (mimou) ‘beloved not be imitating evil but good’ Strongs=34010 Lemma=mimeomai
Word role=verb mood=imperative tense=present voice=middle person=2nd number=singular

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Only use of identical word form μιμοῦ (V-MPM2..S) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘μιμοῦ’ (V-MPM2..S) 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 μιμοῦ (V-MPM2..S) with a gloss related to ‘imitating’

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

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

HEB 13:7 μιμεῖσθε (mimeisthe) V-MPM2..P ‘outcome of their conduct be imitating their faith’ SR GNT Heb 13:7 word 19

Key: V=verb MPM2..P=imperative,present,middle,2nd person plural MPM2..S=imperative,present,middle,2nd person singular NPM....=infinitive,present,middle