"Δώσε μου ένα παράδειγμα."

Translation: Give me an example.

[henkjjo]

Like a paradigm?

[Niko837328]

Yes exactly like paradigm! The roots here mean:

Παρά: next to, adjacent, similar

Δείγμα (related to the verb δείχνω): show, explain, point to

So, if you'd like, you could think of it as 'pointing out something similar to the thing being discussed'.

[Petra784970]

Wonderful
Ευχαριστώ

[macaubert]

it looks like ! it makes sense now ...

[JamesL629559]

Exactly

[AniOhevYayin]

Sometimes, as with παράδειγμα, the word is identical in form and base meaning (example) to the ancient word.