7. αὐτοὶγὰραἴδατε] Cf. 1 Thessalonians 1:5; 1 Thessalonians 2:1; 1 Thessalonians 2:5; 1 Thessalonians 2:11 &c.; Intr. p. 44. μιμεῖσθαιἡμᾶς] The verb μιμέομαι, repeated in v. 9, is found elsewhere in the N.T. only in Hebrews 13:7, 3 John 1:11; it occurs several times in the apocr. books of the O.T., cf. also Aristeas 188 μιμούμενοςτὸτοῦθεοῦδιὰπαντὸςἐπιεικές. For the thought of the present passage see 1 Thessalonians 1:6 note. οὐκἠτακτήσαμεν] another instance of meiosis (cf. v. 2, 1 Thessalonians 2:15), embodying the ground of the Thessalonians’ knowledge just spoken of. For ἀτακτέω see Add. Note G.