ὑπό-δειγμα, -τος, τό (ὑποδείκνυμι), [in LXX: Eze.42:15, Sir.44:16, 2Ma.6:28 2Mac 6:31, 4Ma.17:23 *;] used by later writers (Xen. onwards) for παράδειγμα (see Rutherford,
NPhr., 62), (a)
a figure, copy: Heb.8:5 9:23; (b)
an example: for imitation, Jhn.13:15, Jas.5:10; for warning, Heb.4:11, 2Pe.2:6.
SYN.: ὁμοίωμα, τύπος, ὑποτύπωσις (see
DB, iii. 696b) (
AS)