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
  • print

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.