ὑπόδειγμαhypódeigma
used by later writers for παράδειγμα (see Rutherford, NPhr., 62)
Greek (New Testament) · G5262
Meanings
(a) a figure, copy: Hebrews 8:5, Hebrews 9:23
(b) an example for imitation, John 13:15, James 5:10; for warning, Hebrews 4:11, 2 Peter 2:6.
Synonyms
ὁμοίωμα, τύπος, ὑποτύπωσις
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 6 times in the Bible.
- John 13:15 I have given you an example to follow. Do as I have done to you.
- Hebrews 4:11 So let us do our best to enter that rest. But if we disobey God, as the people of Israel did, we will fall.
- Hebrews 8:5 They serve in a system of worship that is only a copy, a shadow of the real one in heaven. For when Moses was getting ready to build the Tabernacle, God gave him this warning: “Be sure that you make everything according to the pattern I have shown you here on the mountain.”
- Hebrews 9:23 That is why the Tabernacle and everything in it, which were copies of things in heaven, had to be purified by the blood of animals. But the real things in heaven had to be purified with far better sacrifices than the blood of animals.
- James 5:10 For examples of patience in suffering, dear brothers and sisters, look at the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.
- 2 Peter 2:6 Later, God condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah and turned them into heaps of ashes. He made them an example of what will happen to ungodly people.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.