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δεῖγμαStrong’s G1164

deigma

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Deigma is the Greek word usually translated “example”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.”
Jude 1:7 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “example”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • an example 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Jude 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    δεῖγμα deigma · example

    δεῖγμα, -τος, τό (δείκνυμι); 1. (cl.) a thing shown, a specimen. 2. = cl. παράδ- (cf. ὑπόδ-, 2Pe.2:6), an example (a warning): Ju 7.† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “example” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    EXAM'PLE, noun

    egzam'pl. [Latin e xemplum.]

    1. A pattern; a copy; a mode; that which is proposed to be imitated.
    2. A pattern, in morals or manners; a copy, or model; that which is proposed or is proper to be imitated.“I have given you an example that you should do as I have done to you” John 13:15
    3. Precedent; a former instance.
    4. Precedent or former instance, in a bad sense, intended for caution.“Lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief” Hebrews 4:11“Sodom and Gomorrah--are set forth for an example suffering the vengeance of eternal fire” Jude 1:7
    All definitions and other forms of “example”
    1. A person fit to be proposed for a pattern; one whose conduct is worthy of imitation.“Be thou an example of the believers” 1 Timothy 4:12
    2. Precedent which disposes to imitation.
    3. Instance serving for illustration of a rule or precept; or a particular case or proposition illustrating a general rule, position or truth.
    4. In logic, or rhetoric, the conclusion of one singular point from another; an induction of what may happen from what has happened.

    EXAM'PLE, verb transitive

    To exemplify; to set an example [Not used.

      Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

      Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.