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)

a figure, copy; example