κατοπτρίζομαιkatoptrízomai
to show as in a mirror.
Greek (New Testament) · G2734
Meanings
Mid., to see oneself mirrored; with accusative of thing (R, text, but see margin), to reflect as a mirror: 2 Corinthians 3:18.
Same root
- κατάkatá · G2596(prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined)
- ὀπτάνομαιoptánomai · G3700to gaze (i.e. with wide-open eyes, as at something remarkable; and thus differing from G991 (βλέπω), which denotes simply voluntary observation; and from G1492 (εἴδω), which expresses merely mechanical, passive or casual vision; while G2300 (θεάομαι), and still more emphatically its intensive G2334 (θεωρέω), signifies an earnest but more continued inspection; and G4648 (σκοπέω) a watching from a distance)
- ἔσοπτρονésoptron · G2072a mirror (for looking into)
Where it appears
Appears 1 times in the Bible.
- 2 Corinthians 3:18 So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.