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παράδειγμα (paradeigma)

paradeigma

a model

G8606 · Greek · New Testament · 0 verses

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Koine Greek
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Definition

Definition

1. a pattern or model of the thing to be executed, Lat. exemplar, an architect's plan , (Herdotus Historicus); a sculptor's or painter's model , (Plato Philosophus)
2. a precedent, example , (Thucydides); ἐπὶ παραδείγματος by way of example , (Aeschines Orator)
3. an example , i. e. a lesson or warning , π. ἔχειν τινός to take a lesson from another, (Thucydides); τὸ σὸν π. ἔχων (Sophocles Tragicus); ζῶντά τινα τοῖς λοιποῖς π. ποιεῖν (Demosthenes Orator)
4. an argument, proof from example , (Thucydides)
5. the model or copy of an existing thing, (Herdotus Historicus) (ML)