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Koine Greek wordlink #137595

SR GNT 2Th 3:7 μιμεῖσθαι (mimeisthai) ‘you_all have known how it is fitting to_be imitating us because not’ Strongs=34010 Lemma=mimeomai
Word role=verb mood=infinitive tense=present voice=middle
Refers to Word #137562

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Other uses (1) of identical word form μιμεῖσθαι (V-NPM....) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘μιμεῖσθαι’ (V-NPM....) is always and only glossed as ‘to_be imitating’.

2Th 3:9 ‘to you_all in_order that to_be imitating us’ SR GNT 2Th 3:9 word 14

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

Greek words (2) other than μιμεῖσθαι (V-NPM....) with a gloss related to ‘imitating’

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

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

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