Word study · Greek

hypotýpōsis

example

Say it: hoo-pot-OO-po-sis (approximate)

ὑποτύπωσις

What it means

An outline, a pattern, a model. In 1:16, Paul is "an example" of those who will believe; in 2 Timothy 1:13, Timothy is to hold the pattern of sound words. It is used for a sketch or draft.

Range of meaning

  • PatternA model to follow.
  • OutlineA first sketch.

In 1 Timothy

  • Chapter 1

    "For an example of those who were going to believe" (1:16).

Every verse (1)

Verses where G5296 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources