ὑπόδειγμα

hupodeigma

example

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Strong’s G5262Noun, neuter6 times in the New Testament (critical text)

Where it occurs

Translated as

a pattern1

example1

to a copy1

representations1

as an example1

an example1

In the text

John 13:15ὑπόδειγμα
I have set you an example so that you should do as I have done for you.
Hebrews 4:11ὑποδείγματι
Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by following the same pattern of disobedience.
James 5:10ὑπόδειγμα
Brothers, as an example of patience in affliction, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.
2 Peter 2:6ὑπόδειγμα
if He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction, reducing them to ashes as an example of what is coming on the ungodly;

Abbott-Smith

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)

Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.