Strong's Lexicon
G5261 — ὑπογραμμός
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G5261 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ὑπογραμμός |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from a compound of G5259 and G1125 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | hupogrammos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | hoop-og-ram-mos' |
| Meaning: | 1. an underwriting, i.e. copy for imitation (figuratively) |
| KJV Renderings: | example |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ὑπογραμμός, ὑπογραμμου, ὁ (ὑπογράφω), properly,
1. a writing-copy, including all the letters of the alphabet, given to beginners as an aid in learning to draw them: Clement of Alexandria, strom. 5, 8, 50. Hence,
2. an example set before one: 1Pe 2:21 (2Ma 2:28; Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 16, 17 [ET]; 33, 8 [ET]; (Philo, fragment vol. ii., 667 Mang. (vi. 229 Richter)), and often in ecclesiastical writings; ὁ Παῦλος ὑπομονῆς γενόμενος μέγιστος ὑπογραμμός, Clement of Rome, 1Co 5:1-13; 1Co 7:1-40 [ET] (where see Lightfoot)).
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ὑπογραμμός (example)
1 Peter 2:21
- KJV: For even hereunto were ye called because Christ also suffered for us leaving us an example that ye should follow his steps
- GK: εις τούτο γαρ εκλήθητε ότι και χριστός έπαθεν υπέρ ημών ημίν υπολιμπάνων υπογραμμόν ίνα επακολουθήσητε τοις ίχνεσιν αυτού