Greek Word Study
κατοπτρίζομαι
katoptrízomai
G2734
Quick Facts
Strong's Number
G2734
KJV Translations
behold as in a glass
Derivation / Root
middle voice from a compound of G2596 (κατά) and a derivative of G3700 (ὀπτάνομαι) (compare G2072 (ἔσοπτρον));
Definition of katoptrízomai
κατοπτρίζομαι (katoptrízomai) — to mirror oneself, i.e. to see reflected (figuratively)
Word Origin
This word comes middle voice from a compound of G2596 (κατά) and a derivative of G3700 (ὀπτάνομαι) (compare G2072 (ἔσοπτρον)); See the root words: G2596 (κατά), G3700 (ὀπτάνομαι), G2072 (ἔσοπτρον).
Related Greek Words
Words sharing the same root or derived from κατοπτρίζομαι.
κατά
katá
G2596
(prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined)
ὀπτάνομαι
optánomai
G3700
to 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)
ἔσοπτρον
ésoptron
G2072
a mirror (for looking into)
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