ὑπόδειγμα [1 verse](noun sg neut nom/acc)"An example" is from hypodeigma,which means "sign", "indication", "token", "illustration", "picture showing how something is done", "example," and "instance." It means literally "by showing." It is the source of our word "paradigm."   - The word translated as "example" is a noun that comes from the root "by showing." It means an example or an illustration of how to do something. It means literally "by showing." It is the source of our word "paradigm."