to imitate
Definition:
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)
Definition:
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+]
Pronounciation:
mim-eh'-om-ahee
Definition:
to imitate; follow; middle voice from (a "mimic");