Esoptron ἔσοπτρον
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| ἔσοπτρον | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | esoptron |
| Strong's number | G2072 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | neuter noun |
| Gloss | mirror |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | 1 Corinthians (1) |
Esoptron (Greek ἔσοπτρον, Strong's G2072) is a Greek neuter noun meaning “mirror”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | glass (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | mirror (2) |
Verses
Every verse with Esoptron, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
1 Corinthians
- 1 Corinthians 13:12For 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.Now we see but a dim reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
James
- James 1:23For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror,
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).