Quick Definition
τύπος, ου, ὁ n.m. a figure, model, type
Strong's Definition
from 5180; a die (as struck), i.e. (by implication) a stamp or scar; by analogy, a shape, i.e. a statue, (figuratively) style or resemblance; specially, a sampler ("type"), i.e. a model (for imitation) or instance (for warning)
KJV Usage: en-(ex-)ample, fashion, figure, form, manner, pattern, print
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
advb. | τύπτω
58.60 · Nature, Class, Example · Pattern, Model, Example, and Corresponding Representation
example, model pertaining to that which serves as a model or example
noun, m. | -ου | τύπτω
8.56 · Body, Body Parts, and Body Products · Parts of the Body
scar, wound a visible impression or trace made as the result of a blow or pressure Though both στίγμα[a] (8.55) and τύπος[a] may mean scars, there are significant differences in meaning. στίγμα[a] bears the connotation of brand or mark of ownership, while τύπος[a] indicates a wound or scar resulting from the shape and form of some object, for example, nails in the case of JHN 20:25.
6.96 · Artifacts · Images and Idols
likeness, image (see {D:58.35}) an object (not necessarily three-dimensional) which has been formed to resemble a person, god, animal, etc. In certain contexts the referents of εἰκών[a], τύπος[b], and χάραγμα[b] may have special religious significance in that they may refer to idols, but the focal component for the translator is that of a likeness or resemblance. In contexts such as MAT 22:20 an equivalent translation may be simply a picture, but in ROM 1:23 and ACT 7:43 one may use the same expression as is employed to render εἴδωλον[a] idol (6.97).
58.58 · Nature, Class, Example · Pattern, Model, Example, and Corresponding Representation
model, pattern a visual form designed to be imitated or copied
58.59 · Nature, Class, Example · Pattern, Model, Example, and Corresponding Representation
model, example a model of behavior as an example to be imitated or to be avoided
1CO 10:6 · PHP 3:17 · 1TH 1:7 · 2TH 3:9 · 1TI 4:12 · TIT 2:7 · 1PE 5:3
58.63 · Nature, Class, Example · Archetype, Corresponding Type [Antitype]
archetype, figure, foreshadow, symbol a model or example which anticipates or precedes a later realization
1 Properly speaking, στίγμα[a] (8.55) and τύπος[a] (8.56) are not body parts, but may refer to features of the body which may result from some external force or object and could accordingly be classified in Domain 19 Physical Impact. They are, however, included at this point because they may refer to types of scars, which become a permanent feature of the body.
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
τύπος, -ov, ὁ, (τύπτω). fr. [Aeschyl. and] Hdt. down; 2 Τύριος 1. the mark of a stroke or blow; print: τῶν ἥλων, Jn. xx. 25%, 25” [where LT Trmrg. τόπον], (Athen. 13 p. 585 ο. Tous τύπους τῶν πληγῶν ἰδοῦσα). 2. a figure formed hy a blow or impression; hence univ. a figure, image: of the images of the gods, Acts vii. 43 (Amos v. 26; Joseph. antt. 1, 19,11; 15, 9,5). (Cf. κύριοι τύπος θεοῦ, Barn. ep. 19, 7; ‘ Teaching’ 4, 11.] 3. form: διδαxis, i. e. the teaching which embodies the sum and substance of religion and represents it to the mind, Ro. vi. 17; i. q. manner of writing, the contents and form of a letter, Acts xxiii. 25 (3 Mace. iii. 30). 4. an example ; a. in the technical sense, viz. the pattern in conformity to which a thing must be made: Acts vii. 445 Heb. viii. 5, (Ex. xxv. 40). B. in an ethical sense, a dissuasive example, pattern of warning: plur. of ruinous events which serve as admonitions or warnings to others, 1 Co. x.6, 11 RG; an example to be imitated: of men worthy of imitation, Phil. iii.17; with a gen. of the pers. to whom the example is offered, 1 Tim. iv. 12; 1 Pet. v. 8: τύπον ἑαυτὸν διδόναι τινί, 2 Th. iii. 9; γενέσθαι τύπον [τύπους R Lmrg. WH mrg.; ef. W. § 27, 1 note] τινί, 1 Th. i. 7; παρέχεσθαι ἑαυτὸν τύπον καλῶν ἔργων, to show one’s self an example of good works, ΤΊῦ. ἢ. τ. γ. ina doctrinal sense, a type i.e. a person or thing prefiguring a future (Messianic) person or thing: in this sense Adam is called τύπος τοῦ μέλλοντος se. ᾿Αδάμ, i. 6. of Jesus Christ, each of the two having exercised a pre-eminent influence upon the human race (the former destructive, the latter saving), Ro. v. 14.
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
τυπικῶς typikōs 1x
figuratively, typically, 1 Cor. 10:11*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
τύπος, -ου, ὁ
(< τύπτω), [in LXX: Ex 25:39 (40) (תַּבְנִית), Am 5:26 (צֶלֶם), III Mac 3:30, IV Mac 6:19 * ;]
the mark of a blow: τῶν ἥλων, Jo 20:25.
An impression, impress, the stamp made by a die; hence, a figure, image: Ac 7:43 (LXX).
form (Plat.): Ro 6:17; the sense or substance of a letter (III Mac, l.c.), Ac 23:25.
an example, pattern: Ac 7:44, He 8:6 (LXX); in ethical sense, Phl 3:17, I Th 1:7, II Th 3:9, I Ti 4:12, Tit 2:7, I Pe 5:3; in doctrinal sense, type (v. ICC, in l.), Ro 5:14.†
SYN.: v.s. ὑποτύπωσις
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
τύπος, from meaning originally the ‘‘mark” of a blow (cf. Jn 2075), came to denote the “stamp” or the “figure” which a stamp bears, and hence ‘‘ pattern,” ‘* model,”’ and finally ‘‘type” in the Biblical sense of a person or event prefiguring someone or something in the future (cf. Zz V. vi. p. 377 ff.). The word has equally varied meanings in the papyri. The following may serve as illustrations—ἔ (1) “pattern”: P Tebt II. 34275 (late ii/a.p.) κοῦφα ἀρεστὰ τύπῳ TH προκί(ειμένῳ), pots in good order of the aforesaid pattern,” and P Lond 112248 (ς. a.p. 254-268) (Ξ: 11. p. 211, P Flor 11. 187*) τὸν τύπον τὸν τοῦ ἐλαιουργοῦ π[α]ράδος, if the word is read correctly (see the editor's note). Ἵ See also P Lond 19178 (c. A.D. 330-340) ὅπως ἐφάρῃς τὰς Xipds σίου πρὸς τὸν δεσπότην θαιὸν ὡς τοίπως (1. τύπος) σταυρῶ, “that you may lift up your hands to our Master God, in the semblance of a cross’’ (Ed. : see his note). (2) “plan”: P Oxy XII. 146012 (A.D. 219-20) dues κα[ταχωρισθῆ]ναι τύπῳ τῷδε, ‘‘to be registered on the following plan,” and P Flor III. 2791" (lease of land— A.D. 514) κατὰ τὸν αὐτὸν τύπον. (3) ‘‘form,’’ ‘‘manner of writing”: P Flor I. 278i. 20 (iii/A.D.) τῷ αὐτῷ τύπῳ καὶ χρόνῳ, ‘of the same contents and date,’’ with reference to a letter (cf. Ac 232°). (4) “decree,” “‘rescript”: P ἘΝῚ II. 758 (judicial proceedings—late i1/A.D.) ζητηθήσεται ὁ πόρος αὐτο[Ὁ], ἤδη μέντοι τύπος ἐστὶν καθ᾽ ὃν ἔκρεινα πολλάκις, ‘let an inquiry be made into his means ; only there is a principle according to which I have often judged ”’ (Edd., who point out that τύπος may equally well be taken = ‘‘pattern”), and the vi/vii a.p. P Lond 7747 (=I. p. 234) μηδὲ αἰτῆσαι θεῖον καὶ πραγματικὸν τύπον πρὸς τήνδε τὴν
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
τύπος (tupos) — mark/example. τύπ-ος [ῠ], ὁ, (τύπτω) blow, τ. ἀντίτυπος Oracle texts cited in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; beat of horses' hoofs, variant for{κτὺπος} in [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II. the effect of a blow or of pressure:
II.1. impression of a seal, τύποι σφενδόνης χρυσηλάτου [Refs 5th c.BC+]; stamp on a coin, τὰ ἀκριβῆ τὸν τ. [Refs 2nd c.BC+] “*Mens.” 60, [Refs 5th c.AD+] see entry {Κυζικηνοι στατῆρες}; on a branding-iron, ὄ τ. τοῦ καυτῆρος ἔστω ἀλώπηξ ἢ πίθηκος [Refs 2nd c.AD+]: generally, print, impression, χύτρας τύπον ἀρθείσης ἐν σποδῷ μὴ ἀπολιπεῖν, ἀλλὰ συγχεῖν [Refs 1st c.AD+]; στίβου γ᾽ οὐδεὶς τ. no footprint, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὡς ἡδὺς ἐν πόρπακι σὸς (i.e. τοῦ βραχίονος) κεῖται τύπος thy imprint, (O arm), [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τ. ὀδόντων imprint of teeth, [Refs]; print, βάλω τὸν δάκτυλόν μου εἰς τὸν τ. τῶν ἥλων [NT+2nd c.AD+]
II.1. b impressions supposed by [Refs 4th c.BC+] to be made on the air by things seen, and to travel through space, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
II.2. hollow mould or matrix, καθάπερ ἐν τύπῳ τὰ σχήματα πλασθῆναι [Refs 4th c.BC+]; used by κοροπλάθοι, [Refs 4th c.BC+] see at {χοάνη}; by fruit-growers, to shape the fruit while growing, [Refs]; die used in striking coins, metaphorically, Κύπριος χαρακτήρ τ᾽ ἐν γυναικείοις τύποις εἰκὼς πέπληκται τεκτόνων πρὸς ἀρσένων [Refs 4th c.BC+]
II.3. engraved mark, engraving, δέλτον χαλκῆν τύπους ἔχουσαν ἀρχαίων γραμμάτων engravings of letters, i. e. engraved letters, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ μέτρον τοῦ ποδὸς ὑποτέτακται τούτοις τοῖς τ. the length of the foot is subjoined in this engraving, [Refs]
II.4. the depression between the underlip and chin, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
II.5. pip on dice, [Refs]
III. cast or replica made in a mould, τ. κατάμακτος [Refs]
IV. figure worked in relief, whether made by moulding, modelling, or sculpture, αἱμασιὴ ἐγγεγλυμμένη τύποισι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; σιδηρονώτοις ἀσπίδος τύποις [Refs 5th c.BC+]; tablet bearing a relief, καθελέσθαι τοὺς τ. καὶ εἴ τι ἄλλο ἐστὶν ἀργυροῦν ἢ χρυσοῦν [Refs]; τ. Ἔρωτα ἔχων ἐπειργασμένον [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; πεποιημένα ἐν τύπῳ in relief, [Refs]; typos scalpsit, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; impressā argillā typum fecit, [Refs]; πρὸς Ναυσίαν περὶ τοῦ τ., title of speech by Lysias, [Refs] see entry {λιθουργικ; Γάλλοι.. ἔχοντες προστηθίδια καὶ τύπους} [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
V. carved figure, image, ποιεῦνται ξύλινον τ. ἀνθρωποειδέα, ποιησάμενοι δὲ ἐσεργνῦσι τὸν νεκρόν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; χρυσέων ξοάνων τύποι, periphrastic for χρύσεα ξόανα, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; γραφαῖς καὶ τ. paintings and statues, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; γραπτοὶ τ. probably painted pediment-figures, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; idol, graven image, [LXX+1st c.AD+]
V.2. exact replica, image, as children are called the τύποι of their parents, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; τ. λογίου Ἑρμοῦ, of Demosthenes, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
VI. form, shape, οὐλῆς [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἀγγείου Crates Grammars cited in [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; οἱ τ. τῶν γραμμάτων [Refs 1st c.BC+]; Ἱππομέδοντος σχῆμα καὶ μέγας τ., periphrastic for H. himself, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ὄμφακος τ., ={ὄμφαξ}, [Refs 5th c.BC+]features, [Refs 1st c.BC+]
VI.2. thing having a shape, οὐλοφυεῖς.. τ. χθονὸς ἐξανέτελλον undifferentiated forms rose from the earth, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τ. τις πορφυροῦς κατὰ χρόαν, τῷ σχήματι ἐμφερὴς κιβωρίου θύλακι (i.e. the placenta) [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
VI.3. form of expression, style, ὁ πραγματικὸς τ. [τοῦ Ξενοφῶντος] [Refs 1st c.BC+]
VI.4. Grammars, mode of formation, form, τ. πατρωνυμικῶν [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
VII. archetype, pattern, model, capable of exact repetition in numerous instances, αὑτὸν ἐκμάττειν.. εἰς τοὺς τῶν κακιόνων τ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]
VII.2. character recognizable in a number of instances, general character, type, πάντα ὅσα τοῦ τ. τούτου [Refs]
VII.3. type or form of disease (especially fever) with reference to the order and spacing of its attacks and intervals, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
VIII. general impression, vague indication, γίνεται ἀμυδρὸς ὁ τ. τῆς ῥάχεως (in the foetus) [Refs]; τ. ἀμυδροί, opposed to ἀκριβὲς εἶδος, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; ἕως ἂν ὁ τ. ἐνῇ τοῦ πράγματος as long as there is an approximate indication of the thing, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of the general type or schema corresponding with a name, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
VIII.2. outline, sketch, general idea, ὅσον τοὺς τ. ὑφηγεῖσθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τύπῳ, ἐν τύπῳ, in outline, in general, ὡς ἐν τύπῳ, μὴ δι᾽ ἀκριβείας, εἰρῆσθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἵνα τύπῳ λάβωμεν αὐτάς[Refs 4th c.BC+]; τ. καὶ ἐπὶ κεφαλαίου λέγομεν[Refs]; ὅσον τύπῳ in outline only, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
VIII.3. outline, ταῦτα ὅσα εἴρηται καθάπερ ἐν γραφαῖς ἀχρόοις γραμμῇ μόνῃ τύποι ἀνδρῶν εἰκασμένοι εἰσί [Refs 4th c.AD+]
IX. prescribed form, model to be imitated, ἢν ἁμάρτωσι τοῦ πατρικοῦ τ. τοῦ ἐπιμελέος [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἰς ἀρχήν τε καὶ τ. τινὰ τῆς δικαιοσύνης[Refs 1st c.BC+]; ὥστε γενέσθαι ὑμᾶς τύπον πᾶσι τοῖς πιστεύουσιν ἐν τῇ Μακεδονίᾳ [LXX+NT]
IX.2. general instruction, δόντες τοὺς τ. τούτους ὑπὲρ τῆς ὅλης διοικήσεως, ἐξέπεμπον τοὺς δέκα [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; general principle in law, τ. ἐστὶν καθ᾽ ὃν ἔκρεινα πολλάκις [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
IX.2. b rule of life, religion, ἐξεταστέον ποταπῷ χρῆται τύπῳ ὁ νοσῶν (e. g. whether Jewish or Egyptian) [Refs 1st c.AD+]
IX.3. rough draft of a book, βιβλίον γεγραμμενον ἐν τύποις [Refs 5th c.BC+]; draft of an official letter, τύπον ποιεῖ he drafted a letter, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; τ. χειρογραφίας [Refs 1st c.AD+]; τ. ἐπιστολικοί models of letters, [Refs]
IX.4. form of a document, ἔστιν δὲ ὁ τ. τῆς εἰθισμένης διαγραφῆς ὁ ὑποκείμενος [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; σωματισθῆναι.. τύπῳ τῷδε· τί ἑκάστῳ ὑπάρχει κτλ. [Refs 3rd c.AD+]; κατὰ τὸν αὐτὸν τ. [Refs 6th c.AD+]
IX.5. text of a document, ὁ μὲν τῆς ἐπιστολῆς τ. οὕτως ἐγέγραπτο [LXX+NT]
IX.6. written decision, θεῖος τ. an imperial rescript, [Refs 4th c.AD+]; αἰτῆσαι θεῖον καὶ πραγματικὸν τ. Mitteis [Refs 6th c.AD+]; given by a bishop, [Refs 5th c.AD+]; by the ἔκδικος, [Refs 5th c.AD+]; by others, χρὴ.. δοῦναι τ. εἰς τὴν συγχώρησιν [Refs 6th c.AD+]: in plural, of the acta of a πάγαρχος, [Refs 6th c.AD+]
X. as law-term, summons, writ, οἱ τ. γράμμα εἰσὶν ἀγορᾶς, ἐρήμην ἐπαγγέλλον τῷ οὐκ ἀποδιδόντι [Refs 2nd c.AD+]