Open English Translation (OET)

Koine Greek wordlink #136698

SR GNT 2 Th 3:9 μιμεῖσθαι (mimeisthai) ‘to you_all in_order that to_be imitating us’ Strongs=34010 Lemma=mimeomai
Word role=verb mood=infinitive tense=present voice=middle
Year=54 AD Refers to Word #136622

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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’.

2 Th 3:7 ‘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)

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

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)

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

OET-LV: 11 Beloved, 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: 11 My 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