Quick Definition
ὑπόδειγμα, ατος, τό n.n. a figure, copy, example
Strong's Definition
from 5263; an exhibit for imitation or warning (figuratively, specimen, adumbration)
KJV Usage: en-(ex-)ample, pattern
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ὑπό-δειγμα, -τος, τό, (ὑποδείκνυμι, q. V.), a word rejected by the Atticists, and for which the earlier writ. used παράδειγμα; see Lob. ad Phryn. p.12; [Rutherford, New Phryn. p.62]. It is used by Xen. τ. eq. 2, 2, and among subsequent writ. by Polyb., Philo, Joseph., App., Plut., Hdian., al.; cf. Bleek, Brief a. ἃ. Hebr. ii. 1 p. 554; a. a sign suggestive of anything, delineation of a thing, representation, figure, copy: joined with σκιά, Heb. viii. 5; with a gen. of the thing represented, Heb. ix. 23. b. an example: for imitation, διδόναι τινί, Jn. xiii. 15; καταAeAouréva:, 2 Mace. vi. 28; with a gen. of the thing to ig , ὑποδείκνυμι be imitated, Jas. v. 10 (Sir. xliv. 16; 2 Mace. vi. 31); for warning: with a gen. of the thing to be shunned, τῆς ἀπειθείας, Heb. iv. 11; with a gen. of the pers. to be warned, 2 Pet. ii. 6 (τοὺς “Popaious ... εἰς ὑπόδειγμα τῶν ἄλλων ἐθνῶν καταφλέξειν τὴν ἱερὰν πόλιν, Joseph. b. j. 2, 16, 4).
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ὑπόδειγμα hypodeigma 6x
a token, intimation; an example, model, proposed for imitation or admonition, Jn. 13:15; Heb. 4:11; Jas. 5:10; 2 Pet. 2:6; a copy, Heb. 8:5; 9:23*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
ὑπό-δειγμα, -τος, τό
(< ὑποδείκνυμι), [in LXX: Ez 42:15, Si 44:16, II Mac 6:28, 31, IV Mac 17:23 * ;]
used by later writers (Xen. onwards) for παράδειγμα (v. Rutherford, NPhr., 62),
a figure, copy: He 8:5 9:23;
an example for imitation, Jo 13:15, Ja 5:10; for warning, He 4:11, II Pe 2:6.†
SYN.: ὁμοίωμα, τύπος, ὑποτύπωσις (v. DB, iii. 696b)
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
ὑπόδειγμα. For ὑπόδειγμα, ‘‘example,’’ as in Jas 51°, cf. BGU III. 7478 (a.D. 139) ὑπόδιγμα ἀπειθίας, Przeve 117°? (i/B.C.) πολῶτου καλὸν ὑπόδειγμα [παραστήσας, OG/S 383718 (mid. i/B.c.) νομίζω te αὐτοὺς καλὸν ὑπόδειγμα μιμήσασθαι, Kaibel 4352 καλῶν ὑπόδειγμα φιλάνδρων, and Aristeas 143 χάριν δὲ ὑποδείγματος, ‘for the sake of illustration.” The word is used of a ‘‘ specimen” in BGU IV. 114148 (B.C. 14) πρὸς ὃ ἔδειξέ σοι ὑπόδειγμα, and P Fay 12216 (c. A.D, 100) ἔπεμψά σοι ὑποδείγματα μεγάλων τεσσαράκοντα, “1 sent you forty specimens of the large sort” (Edd. ; cf. Olsson, p. 180). On the use in common Greek of ὑπόδειγμα for παράδειγμα, see Rutherford VP p. 62.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ὑπόδειγμα (hupodeigma) — example. ὑπόδειγ-μα, ατος, τό, sign, token, indication, see reading in [Refs 5th c.BC+]
2. illustration, picture showing how something is to be done, [Refs 1st c.BC+]
II. pattern, [NT+2nd c.BC+]; καλὸν ὑ. τῆς ἰδίας προαιρέσεως καταβαλλόμενος [Refs 1st c.BC+]: but also ὑ. ἀπειθίας [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; ὑ. μελλόντων ἀσεβεῖν [NT]
III. example, instance, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; specimen, [Refs 1st c.BC+], etc.: plural, [Refs 5th c.BC+] —rejected as less correct than παράδειγμα by the Atticists, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]