Mirror
ἔσοπτρονStrong’s G2072esoptron
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Esoptron is the Greek word usually translated “glass” and “mirror”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.”
Meaning
Usually translated “glass” and “mirror”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- a glass 1
- a mirror 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Corinthians 1
- James 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
ἔσοπτρον esoptron · mirror
ἔσ-οπτρον, -ου, ὁ [in LXX: Wis.7:26, Sir.12:11 * ;] a mirror: 1Co.13:12, Jas.1:23.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “mirror” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
MIR'ROR, noun
[Latin miror, to admire.]
- A looking glass; any glass or polished substance that forms images by the reflection of rays of light.
- A pattern; an exemplar; that on which men ought to fix their eyes; that which gives a true representation, or in which a true image may be seen.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.