That of which the type is the pattern or representation; that which is represented by the type or symbol.

(AN·ti·T P). In biblical prophecy the fulfillment of something or someone foreshadowed by a type or symbol such as a New Testament event prefigured by an exemplar or symbol in the Hebrew Scriptures. For example, Aaron and Jesus Christ are the type and the antitype for the high priest that made atonement for the sins of the people. The Jewish Passover was the type and the crucifixion of Jesus the antitype. The type is the pattern or symbol, and the antitype is the fulfillment. The type prefigures the antitype. One substitutes the antitype into the symbolism of the type to arrive at the full meaning. See type.

a person or thing represented or foreshadowed by a type or symbol; especially a figure in the Old Testament having a counterpart in the New Testament