Example eg-zam'-p'-l (tupos, "a pattern," hupodeigma, "copy" "representation" hupogrammos, "a writing-copy," example):
A typical, representative, or illustrative case; a pattern or model for imitation (hupodeigma, John 13:15, Hebrews 8:5 the King James Version; James 5:10; hupogrammos, 1 Peter 2:21; tupos, 1 Timothy 4:12 the King James Version) or warning (deigma, "a sample," "exhibition," Judges 1:7; compare 2 Peter 2:6; hupodeigma, Hebrews 4:11; tupos, 1 Corinthians 10:6, 1 Corinthians 10:11). "Ensample" (tupos, /APC, Philippians 3:17, 1 Thessalonians 1:7, 2 Thessalonians 3:9, 1 Timothy 4:12, 1 Peter 5:3) and "example" have the same meaning, but the former is always suggestive of goodness.