- παράδειγμα
- a model
- 1. a pattern or model of the thing to be executed, Lat. exemplar, an architect's plan , [Refs 5th c.BC]; a sculptor's or painter's model , [5th/4th c.BC]
2. a precedent, example , [Refs 5th c.BC, 5th/4th c.BC]; ἐπὶ παραδείγματος by way of example , [Refs 4th c.BC]
3. an example , i. e. a lesson or warning , π. ἔχειν τινός to take a lesson from another, [Refs 5th c.BC]; τὸ σὸν π. ἔχων [Refs 5th c.BC]; ζῶντά τινα τοῖς λοιποῖς π. ποιεῖν [Refs 4th c.BC]
4. an argument, proof from example , [Refs 5th c.BC]
5. the model or copy of an existing thing, [Refs 5th c.BC] (ML)