Strong’s G5179 · Greek
τύπος
týpos
Definition
a die (as struck), i.e. (by implication) a stamp or scar; by analogy, a shape, i.e. a statue, (figuratively) style or resemblance; specially, a sampler ("type"), i.e. a model (for imitation) or instance (for warning)
Etymology
from G5180 (τύπτω);
Word family
How the KJV renders it
- en-(ex-)ample
- fashion
- figure
- form
- manner
- pattern
Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.