Strong's Lexicon
G3402
G3402 — μιμητής
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3402 |
|---|---|
| Word: | μιμητής |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from G3401 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 6 |
| Transliteration: | mimetes |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | mim-ay-tace' |
| Meaning: | 1. an imitator |
| KJV Renderings: | follower |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
μιμητής, μιμητου, ὁ, an imitator: γίνομαι τίνος (genitive of person), 1Co 4:16; 1Co 11:1; Eph 5:1; 1Th 1:6; 1Th 2:14; Heb 6:12; with the genitive of the thing, 1Pe 3:13 Rec. (where L T Tr WH ζηλωταί). (Plato, Isocrates, others.)
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
μιμητής (follower)
1 Corinthians 4:16
- KJV: Wherefore I beseech you be ye followers of me
- GK: παρακαλώ ουν υμάς μιμηταί μου γίνεσθε
1 Corinthians 11:1
- KJV: Be ye followers of me even as I also of Christ
- GK: μιμηταί μου γίνεσθε καθώς καγώ χριστού
Ephesians 5:1
- KJV: Be ye therefore followers of God as dear children
- GK: γίνεσθε ούν μιμηταί του θεού ως τέκνα αγαπητά
1 Thessalonians 1:6
- KJV: And ye became followers of us and of the Lord received the word in much affliction with joy of the Holy Ghost
- GK: και υμείς μιμηταί ημών εγενήθητε και του κυρίου δεξάμενοι τον λόγον εν θλίψει πολλή μετά χαράς πνεύματος αγίου
1 Thessalonians 2:14
- KJV: For ye brethren became followers of the churches of God which in Judaea are in Christ Jesus for ye also have suffered like things of your own countrymen even as they of the Jews
- GK: υμείς γαρ μιμηταί εγενήθητε αδελφοί των εκκλησιών του θεού των ουσών εν τη Ιουδαία εν χριστώ Ιησού ότι τα αυτά επάθετε και υμείς υπό των ιδίων συμφυλετών καθώς και αυτοί υπό των Ιουδαίων
Hebrews 6:12
- KJV: That ye be not slothful but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises
- GK: ίνα μη νωθροί γένησθε μιμηταί δε των διά πίστεως και μακροθυμίας κληρονομούντων τας επαγγελίας
1 Peter 3:13
- KJV: And who he that will harm you if ye be followers of that which is good
- GK: και τις ο κακώσων υμάς εάν του αγαθού μιμηταί γένησθε