Word study · Greek

mimētḗs

imitator

Say it: mim-ay-TACE (approximate)

μιμητής

What it means

One who copies another (we get "mimic"). In 5:1, "be imitators of God." Paul also asks the churches to imitate him as he imitates Christ (1 Corinthians 11:1).

Range of meaning

  • ImitatorOne who copies.
  • FollowerOne who takes a model.

In Ephesians

  • Chapter 5

    "Be therefore imitators of God" (5:1).

Every verse (1)

Verses where G3402 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources