The Greek word δεῖγμα, deigma, occurs once in the New Testament in Jude 7 where it says that the wicked people are exhibited as an example of undergoing the punishment of eternal fire. The implication is that this punishment is occurring at this time. Such an interpretation stands in stark contrast to the conditionalist opinion that people are not being punished now in the afterlife.
- Greek word: δεῖγμα, deigma
- Meaning: example,
- Strong’s #: G1164
- Frequency: 1 occurrence in 1 verse
Summary of the meaning of the Greek word deigma, example, in all verses where it occurs in the New Testament.
- Example, 1 occurrence
- Jude 7
| TABLE OF ALL NEW TESTAMENT USAGES OF DEIGMA, δεῖγμα | ||
| Address | Verse | Meaning |
| Jude 7 | just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, since they in the same way as these indulged in gross immorality and went after strange flesh, are exhibited as an example in undergoing the punishment of eternal fire. | Example of consequence |
Dictionaries and Lexicons consulted
- “to show. An example, specimen, sample, a display of things sold, occurring only in Jude 1:7 making the suffering of Sodom and Gomorrah an example of the future suffering of God’s judgment (cf. 2 Pet. 2:6).
- Zodhiates, Spiros. The Complete Word Study Dictionary: New Testament. Chattanooga, TN: AMG Publishers, 2000.
- “δεῖγμα, τος n: (derivative of δείκνυμιa ‘to make known,’ 28.47) the means by which the nature of something is made known, particularly as an example of what is to be avoided—‘example (such as to warn), means by which something is known.’ πρόκεινται δεῖγμα πυρὸς αἰωνίου δίκην ὑπέχουσαι ‘they exist as an example of undergoing the punishment of eternal fire’ or ‘they suffer the punishment of eternal fire, as an example (to us all)’ Jd 7.”
- Louw, Johannes P., and Eugene Albert Nida. Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament: Based on Semantic Domains. New York: United Bible Societies, 1996.
- “δεῖγμα [deigma /digh·mah/] n n. From the base of 1166; GK 1257; AV translates as “example” once. 1 a thing shown. 2 a specimen of any thing, example, pattern.
- Strong, James. Enhanced Strong’s Lexicon. Woodside Bible Fellowship, 1995.
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