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Ensample
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words
or primarily denoted "a blow" (from a root tup---, seen also in tupto, "to strike"), hence, (a) an impression, the mark of a "blow," John 20:25; (b) the "impress" of a seal, the stamp made by a die, a figure, image, Acts 7:43; (c) a "form" or mold, Romans 6:17 (see RV); (d) the sense or substance of a letter, Acts 23:25; (e) "an ensample," pattern, Acts 7:44; Hebrews 8:5 , "pattern;" in an ethical sense, 1 Corinthians 10:6; Philippians 3:17; 1 Thessalonians 1:7; 2 Thessalonians 3:9; 1 Timothy 4:12 , RV , "ensample;" Titus 2:7 , RV , "ensample," for AV, "pattern;" 1 Peter 5:3; in a doctrinal sense, a type, Romans 5:14 . See EXAMPLE , FASHION , FIGURE , FORM , MANNER , PATTERN , PRINT.
"an outline, sketch," akin to hupotupoo, "to delineate," is used metaphorically to denote a "pattern," an "ensample," 1 Timothy 1:16 , RV, "ensample," for AV, "pattern;" 2 Timothy 1:13 , RV, "pattern," for AV, "form." See FORM , PATTERN.
lit., "that which is shown" (from hupo, "under," and deiknumi, "to show"), hence, (a) "a figure, copy," Hebrews 8:5 , RV, "copy," for AV, "example;" Hebrews 9:23; (b) "an example," whether for imitation, John 13:15; James 5:10 , or for warning, Hebrews 4:11; 2 Peter 2:6 , RV, "example." See EXAMPLE , PATTERN.
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Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Ensample'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/e/ensample.html. 1940.
