type

1. A figure or ensample of something future and more or less prophetic, called the "Antitype"... [see Etymology] Hence Type means primarily "a blow;" then, the "impress" or "mark left by a blow;" then, a "mark, print," or impress of any kind. (Bullinger, 758)

1. In the New Testament the word occurs in several of these senses. It is rendered:-
1. "A print" or "mark" (John 20:25).
2. "Figure" (Acts 7:43. Rom. 5:14).
3. "Form" (Rom. 6:17).
4. "Fashion" (Acts 7:44).
5. "Manner" (Acts 23:25).
6. "Pattern" (Tit. 2:7. Heb. 8:5).
7. "Ensample" (1 Cor. 10:11. Phil. 3:17. 1 Thess. 1:7). 2 Thess 3:9. 1 Pet. 5:3.
8. "Example" (1 Cor. 10:6. 1 Tim. 4:12). (Bullinger, 758)