to imitate

Greek Verb

μιμέομαι, -οῦμαι (μῖμος, a mimic, an actor), [in LXX: Psa.31:6, Wis.4:2 15:9, 4Ma.9:23 4Mac 9:13: *;] to imitate: 2Th.3:7 3:9 Heb.13:7, 3Jn.11. (AS)

to imitate

Greek Verb

μῑμ-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 μῑμ-ηλάζω, = {μιμεία}, ἀγαθὸν κακῷ μ. [Refs 1st c.AD+] (-ίζοντες codices),[Refs 5th c.AD+]

Greek

Verb

to imitate; follow; middle voice from (a "mimic")