G5179 — τύπος (typos)¶

Core Data¶

Strong's: G5179
Original: τύπος
Transliteration: typos
Pronunciation: too'-pos
Part of Speech: Masculine noun
Root: G5180 τύπτω (typtō) — to beat, strike
Occurrences: 15 unique verses (16 tokens) in NT
First Occurrence: John 20:25 — "Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails... I will not believe"
Hapax Legomenon: No

Lexicon Definition¶

τύπος, τύπου, ὁ (τύπτω), from Aeschylus and Herodotus down: 1. The mark of a stroke or blow; print — τῶν ἥλων, the nail marks (John 20:25) 2. A figure formed by impression; image — of the images of the gods (Acts 7:43; cf. Amos 5:26) 3. Form — διδαχῆς, the teaching which embodies the sum and substance of religion (Romans 6:17); manner/contents of a letter (Acts 23:25) 4. An example: - α. Technical — the pattern in conformity to which a thing must be made: Acts 7:44; Hebrews 8:5 (Exod 25:40) - β. Ethical — a dissuasive example/warning: 1 Cor 10:6, 11; a model to imitate: Phil 3:17; 1 Tim 4:12; 1 Pet 5:3; 2 Thess 3:9; 1 Thess 1:7; Titus 2:7 - γ. Doctrinal/typological — a person or thing prefiguring a future Messianic person or thing: Adam as τύπος of Christ (Romans 5:14)

(Thayer's, STRONGS G5179)

Semantic Domains¶

Louw-Nida: - 058009 — Pattern, Model, Example, and Corresponding Representation - 006013 — Images and Idols - 058010 — Archetype, Corresponding Type/Antitype - 058004 — Class, Kind

Other words in 058009: εἰκών (G1504), τυπικῶς (G5179a), ὑπογραμμός (G5261), ὑπόδειγμα (G5262), ὑποτύπωσις (G5296), χαρακτήρ (G5481)

UBS Semantic Domains: - [058] Nature, Class, Example - [008] Body, Body Parts, and Body Products - [006] Artifacts - [090] Case

Translation Distribution (KJV)¶

Translation	Verses	%
ensamples / for ensamples	3	20.0%
an ensample / for an ensample	2	13.3%
pattern / a pattern	2	13.3%
figures (idols)	1	6.7%
the figure (type)	1	6.7%
an example	1	6.7%
examples	1	6.7%
that form	1	6.7%
fashion	1	6.7%
manner	1	6.7%
print	1	6.7%

Note: 11 distinct KJV renderings in 15 verses — the broadest semantic range of any NT word for "pattern/type," spanning physical mark → idol image → architectural blueprint → doctrinal form → ethical model → prophetic type.

Distribution by Book¶

Book	Count	Per 100 Verses
Titus	1	2.2
2 Thessalonians	1	2.1
1 Thessalonians	1	1.1
1 Peter	1	1.0
1 Timothy	1	0.9
Romans	2	0.5
1 Corinthians	2	0.5
Acts	3	0.3
Hebrews	1	0.3
Philippians	1	—
John	1	0.1

Concentrated in the Pauline corpus and Acts. Absent from the Synoptic Gospels. The pastoral epistles (Titus, 1 Tim, 2 Thess) show the highest density, primarily in the ethical "model to imitate" sense.

Semantic Categories¶

1. Physical Mark / Impression¶

The word's most literal sense — the visible imprint left by a blow or nail. - John 20:25 — "Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails... I will not believe"

2. Image / Idol (Figure Shaped by Impression)¶

Extending from physical impression → shaped figure → idol image. - Acts 7:43 — "Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them"

3. Heavenly Pattern / Architectural Blueprint¶

The divine archetype shown to Moses that earthly structures must replicate. - Acts 7:44 — "Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness... as he had appointed, speaking unto Moses, that he should make it according to the fashion that he had seen" - Hebrews 8:5 — "Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God... See that thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount" (cf. Exod 25:40)

4. Doctrinal / Literary Form¶

A concrete embodiment or formal expression of content. - Romans 6:17 — "ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you" - Acts 23:25 — "And he wrote a letter after this manner" (i.e., in this form/style)

5. Warning Example from OT History¶

Israel's wilderness failures as written-down cautionary patterns. - 1 Corinthians 10:6 — "Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted" - 1 Corinthians 10:11 — "Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come"

6. Ethical Model to Imitate¶

A living person whose conduct serves as a concrete pattern for others to follow. - Philippians 3:17 — "Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample" - 1 Timothy 4:12 — "but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity" - Titus 2:7 — "In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works" - 1 Peter 5:3 — "Neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock" - 2 Thessalonians 3:9 — "to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us" - 1 Thessalonians 1:7 — "So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia"

7. Typological Prefigurement (OT → Messianic)¶

A historical person or event that prefigures a later fulfillment. - Romans 5:14 — "death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come"

Common Collocations¶

Word	Strong's	Co-occurrences	Typical Pattern
γίνομαι (ginomai)	G1096	5x (33%)	"become an example/type" — typos formed through conduct
καθώς (kathōs)	G2531	4x (27%)	"just as / according to the pattern" — conformity to the type
πᾶς (pas)	G3956	4x (27%)	"all these things happened as ensamples"
Μωσεύς (Mōseus)	G3475	3x (20%)	the pattern shown to Moses for the tabernacle
ὁράω (horaō)	G3708	3x (20%)	"see / be shown" the pattern — visual revelation of the type
ποιέω (poiéō)	G4160	3x (20%)	"make / do" according to the pattern — construction following the typos
σκηνή (skēnē)	G4633	3x (20%)	tabernacle as the archetypal pattern structure

Word Family / Cognates¶

G5180 τύπτω (typtō) — root verb: to beat, strike (the blow that creates the impression)
G499 ἀντίτυπον (antitypon) — anti + typos: antitype, counterpart/fulfillment (1 Pet 3:21; Heb 9:24)
G5179a τυπικῶς (typikōs) — adverb: "typically," in a typological/representative manner (used in 1 Cor 10:11 variant readings)

Synonyms¶

G5296 ὑποτύπωσις (hypotypōsis) — outline, sketch, pattern; the closest modeled-form neighbor surfaced by search_relationships.py.

Antonyms¶

No antonyms were returned by search_relationships.py for G5179.

Easily Confused Words¶

Word	Strong's	Shared KJV Translation	Key Difference
ὑπόδειγμα (hypodeigma)	G5262	"example", "pattern", "ensample"	hypodeigma = a demonstrated/shown model (pointing to something specific); typos = an impressed form or pattern (the die/stamp that shapes)
ὑποτύπωσις (hypotypōsis)	G5296	"pattern"	hypotypōsis = a rough outline or sketch (first draft); typos = the full impressed form; hypo narrows the sense to preliminary model
ὑπογραμμός (hypogrammos)	G5261	"example"	hypogrammos = a writing copy to trace over (close imitation of a specific model); typos is broader, covering any kind of pattern
ἀντίτυπον (antitypon)	G499	"figure"	antitypon is the counterpart fulfillment that corresponds to the typos — they are opposite poles of a type-antitype pair

Hebrew Source¶

No dominant LXX alignment. τύπος is primarily a NT Greek word. The OT contexts cited in the NT (Exod 25:40; Amos 5:26) use different LXX vocabulary. The tabernacle "pattern" in Exod 25:40 renders H8403 תַּבְנִית (tabnîyth), not τύπος directly.