Lexical Definition
μιμέομαι miméomai (mim-eh'-om-ahee) to imitate G:V
middle voice from
follow.
- to imitate
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| μιμοῦ | do imitate | 3John.1.11 |
| μιμεῖσθε | do imitate | Heb.13.7 |
| μιμεῖσθαι | to imitate | 2Thess.3.7 |
| you to imitate | 2Thess.3.9 |
Abbott-Smith
μιμέομαι, -οῦμαι (< μῖμος, a mimic, an actor), [in LXX: Ps 30 (31):6*, Wi 4:2 15:9, IV Mac 9:23 13:9*;]
to imitate: II Th 3:7, 9, He 13:7, III Jo 11.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Psalms | 31:6* |
| 2 Thessalonians | 3:7 · 3:9 |
| Hebrews | 13:7 |
| 3 John | 1:11 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
μιμέομαι-έομαι,
future -ήσομαι: aorist ἐμιμησάμην [Refs 5th c.BC+]perfect μεμίμημαι (see. below):—imitate, represent, portray, ἔργα Γιγάντων [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τινα [Refs 6th c.BC+]; μ.τινά τι one in a thing, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τινὰ κατὰ τὰ αἰδοῖα uncertain in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; [ὀρθὴν πολιτείαν] ἐπὶ τὰ καλλίω, ἐπὶ τὰ αἰσχίονα μεμιμημένας, [Refs] imitate him in what is bad, [Refs 5th c.BC+]perfect participle μεμιμημένος, in active sense, στύλοισι φοίνικας μεμιμημένοισι pillars made to represent palms, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: in passive sense, made exactly like, portrayed, γραφῇ [Refs 5th c.BC+]: present participle in passive sense, [Refs 5th c.BC+]future participle μιμηθησόμενον[Refs]: aorist participle μιμηθέν [Refs]
__II of the arts, represent, express by means of imitation, of an actor, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of painting and music, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of poetry, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; of μῖμοι, represent, act, τι [Refs 5th c.BC+] —Neither μῖμος, μιμέομαι, nor any derivations occur in [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—Trag. use only present and future μιμέομαι-ηλάζω, = {μιμεία}, ἀγαθὸν κακῷ μ. [Refs 1st c.AD+] (-ίζοντες codices),[Refs 5th c.AD+]