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Koine Greek wordlink #154642

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

SR GNT 3 Yhn 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
Year=90 AD Refers to Word #154640

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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’

2 TH 3:7 μιμεῖσθαι (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: 7 For/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: 7 You 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 3:9 μιμεῖσθαι (mimeisthai) V-NPM···· ‘to you_all in_order that to_be imitating us’ SR GNT 2 Th 3:9 word 14

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

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

OET-LV: 7 Be _remembering about _the ones leading of _you _all, who spoke to _you _all the message of_ the _god, of _whom observing the outcome of _their conduct, be _imitating their faith. (HEB_13:7)

OET-RV: 7 Don’t forget about your leaders who taught you all God’s message. Reflect on the outcome of their behaviour and imitate their faith. (HEB 13:7)

Key: V=verb