μιμητής, -οὔ, 6, an imitator: γίνομαί τινος (gen. of pers.), 1Co. iv. 16; xi.1; Eph.v.1; 1 Th.i. 6; ii. 14; Heb. vi. 12; w. gen. of the thing, 1 Pet. iii. 13 Rec. (where L T Tr WH @orai). [Plat., Isoer., al.]

μιμητής mimētēs 6x

an imitator, follower, 1 Cor. 4:16; 11:1; Eph. 5:1; 1 Thess. 1:6; 2:14; Heb. 6:12*

* μιμητής, -οῦ, ὁ

(< μιμέομαι),

in NT always (like the verb) in good sense, an imitator: I Co 4:16 11:1, Eph 5:1, I Th 1:6 2:14, He 6:12.†

| μιμητής. —other persons of the same name figure in this ledger, twice | without description, then’ Adp. τέκτονι, ποιμένι "Adp., and | twice before a lacuna. In P Oxy XIV. 16663 (iii/a.p.) a certain Pausanias writes περὶ τοῦ μεικροῦ Ilavcaviov— evidently his son—stating that he desired to be transferred to a cavalry regiment. A similar application of the adj. to children is very common. We may cite, by way of example, P Lond 8937 (a.p. 40) (= P Ryl II. p. 381) καλῶς π[οιή]σεις ἐξαυτῆ(9) πέμψας μοι Tov μεικρόν, ““ please therefore send me the child immediately ” (Edd.), P Fay 113}} (a.p, 100) εἰκθύας (/. ἰχθύας) (δραχμῶν) iB ἐπὶ τὰ τετρακοσστὰ (2. -κοστὰ) τοῦ μικροῦ, ““12 drachmas’ worth of fish for the little one’s four-hundredth-day festival " (Edd.), P Lond 8998 (ii/a.D.) (= III. p. 208) ἔπεμψα τῇ μικρᾷ oa iB, som sent twelve eggs to the little one,” P Giss I. 787 (ii/a.p.) ἡ The NT usage of this word (1 Cor 415 a/.) is well illustrated by such a passage as Xen. Jem. i. 6. 3 οἱ διδάσκαλοι τοὺς μαθητὰς μιμητὰς ἑαυτῶν ἀποδεικνύουσιν. It is note| worthy that in all its NT occurrences μιμητής is joined with | γίνεσθαι, denoting moral effort (cf. Robertson-Plummer ad 1 Cor 111), For adj. μιμητικός cf. Vett. Val. p. 17°. μιμνήσκομαι. The act. μιμνήσκω, which is not found in the NT, is seen in P Giss I. 91° (ii/A.D.) μιμνή[σκει] ἡμῶν συνεχῶς, and for pres. mid., as in Heb 2°, 133, cf. P Hamb I. 374 (ii/a.p.) ἀναγκαῖον γάρ ἐστι μνημίσκεσθαι (/. μιμνήσκεσθαι) τῆς καλοκαγαθίας σου, and BGU IV. 10246 (iv/v A.D.) pipynφκόμενος ὧν ἔπρᾳσες. The perf. μέμνημαι in the sense of “bear in mind,” ‘hold in remembrance,” is common, e.g, μισεω. P Ryl IT. 8131 (c. A.D. 104) τοῦ κατασπορέως.. -. ὀφείλοντος ἐν μεμνῆσθαί μου τῆς γενομένη[ς] αὐτῷ ἐντολῆς παρόντος σο]ῦ, ‘the inspector of sowing ought to have remembered my order given when you were present” (Edd.), P Oxy III. 525° (early ii/A.D.) μέμνη[σ]ο τοῦ νυ[κ]τ[ελίου] Ἴσιδος τοῦ ἐν τῶι Σαραπίιείωι, ‘remember the night-festival of Isis at the Serapeum” (Edd.), P Ryl II. 23538 (ii/a.D.) διὸ μέμνησο] καὶ ἡμῶν κἂν πάνυ τιϊνὰ ἄϊλλα πράττῃς, “therefore bear us too in mind even if you are engaged in quite other pursuits ”’ (Edd.), and P Oxy XIV. 1664! (iii/A.p.) ὅτι ob μόνοι ἡμεῖς μεμνήμεθά cov ἀλλὰ Kal αὐτοὶ ἡμῶν of πάτριοι θεοί, τοῦτο δῆλον ἅπασιν, “that not only we but also our ancestral gods themselves hold you in memory is clear to all Za(iBidds) yin μεμνημένη τῆς ἀγαθῆς σου προαιρέσεως, ‘remembering your goodwill” (Edd.). For a similar use of the 1 aor. ἐμνήσθην, cf. P Tebt IT. 4108 (a.p. 16) μν[ή]σθητι ols] (cf Lk 245) ἐν τῷ Τρ[Πστόμῳ μεἐφιλοτ[ι]μοῦ σὺν ἐμοὶ μεῖναι, “" remember how zealous you were at Tristomos to remain with me” (Edd.), 23. 4207 (iii/a.p.) μνήσθητί μου (cf. Lk 2345) ὃν Στ , ΄ αν ΧΕΙ ΄ “ ce καγὼ πεποίηκα σοι ATO ἀρχῆς μέχρι τέλους, remember | me and what I also have done for you from beginning to end” (Edd.), P Oxy VIII. 10708 (iii/a.p.) ὑμεῖς οὐδὲ ὅλως ἐγράψατε οὐδὲ ἐμνήσϑητέ μου περὶ τῆς ἀσφαλείας τῆς οἰκίας ἡμῶν, “you have not written at all nor remembered me in regard to the safety of our house” (Ed.), Prezsighe 159° μνήσθητι ὑμῶν καὶ παράδος ὑμῖν θεραπείαν ---α temple

μιμητής (mimētēs) — imitator. μῑμ-ητής, οῦ, ὁ, imitator, τινων[NT+5th c.BC+]; οἱ μ. τῶν γραμμάτων forgers, [Refs 4th c.AD+]

II. artist [Refs 5th c.BC+]; especially one who impersonates characters, as an actor or poet, [Refs 4th c.BC+]

II.2. coupled with γόης, mere actor, impostor, [Refs 5th c.BC+]