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1: ὑπόδειγμα

(Strong's #5262 — Noun Neuter — hupodeigma — hoop-od'-igue-mah )

from hupo, "under," deiknumi, "to show," properly denotes "what is shown below or privately;" it is translated "example," Hebrews 8:5 , AV (RV, "copy"). It signifies (a) a sign suggestive of anything, the delineation or representation of a thing, and so, a figure, "copy;" in Hebrews 9:23 the RV has "copies," for the AV, "patterns;" (b) an example for imitation, John 13:15; James 5:10; for warning, Hebrews 4:11; 2 Peter 2:6 (AV "ensample"). See EXAMPLE , PATTERN.

Note: Cp. hupogrammos (hupo, "under," grapho, "to write"), "an underwriting, a writing copy, an example," is used in 1 Peter 2:21 .

Bibliography Information
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Copy'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​c/copy.html. 1940.
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