G2734: κατοπτρίζομαι
katoptrízomai · “to reflect”
Definition
to mirror oneself, i.e. to see reflected (figuratively)
KJV translates it as: behold as in a glass
Word origin: middle voice from a compound of G2596 (κατά) and a derivative of G3700 (ὀπτάνομαι) (compare G2072 (ἔσοπτρον));
Extended definition
κατοπτρίζω
(κάτοπτρον, a mirror),
to show as in a mirror. Mid., to see oneself mirrored (see MM, Exp., xv); with accusative of thing(s) (R, txt., but see mg.), to reflect as a mirror: 2Co.3:18 (cf. Abbott, Essays, 94).†
(AS)
(κάτοπτρον, a mirror),
to show as in a mirror. Mid., to see oneself mirrored (see MM, Exp., xv); with accusative of thing(s) (R, txt., but see mg.), to reflect as a mirror: 2Co.3:18 (cf. Abbott, Essays, 94).†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G2734 is translated
- beholding as in a mirror, ×1
Bible verses with G2734 (katoptrízomai)
Katoptrízomai appears in 1 verse.
- 2 Corinthians 3:18
But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.