To reflect
κατοπτρίζωStrong’s G2734katoptrizō
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Katoptrizō is the Greek word usually translated “beholding as in a mirror”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“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.”
Meaning
Usually translated “beholding as in a mirror”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- beholding as in a mirror 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Corinthians 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
κατοπτρίζω katoptrizō · to reflect
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)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “reflect” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
REFLECT', verb intransitive
- To throw back light; to return rays or beams; as a reflecting mirror or gem.
- To bend back.
- To throw or turn back the thoughts upon the past operations of the mind or upon past events.
- To consider attentively; to revolve in the mind; to contemplate; as, I will reflect on this subject.
All definitions
- To bring reproach.
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.