Strong's Concordance esoptron: a mirror (i.e. an object for looking into) Original Word: ἔσοπτρον, ου, τόPart of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: esoptron Phonetic Spelling: (es'-op-tron) Definition: a mirror (i.e. an object for looking into) Usage: a mirror, looking-glass (made of highly polished metal). HELPS Word-studies 2072 ésoptron – a metallic mirror (not made of glass). Ancient mirrors (merely made of polished metal) only produced an indistinct image (reflection). So, to get an accurate picture (reflection) the viewer had to look from several different angles ("standpoints"). This has profound implications in "doing theology"! NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom eis and the fut. of horaó Definition a mirror (i.e. an object for looking into) NASB Translation mirror (2). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2072: ἔσοπτρονἔσοπτρον, ἐσόπτρου, τό (ὈΠΤΩ), a mirror: 1 Corinthians 13:12; James 1:23. (Wis. 7:26; Sir. 12:11; Pindar Nem. 7, 20; Anacreon ( Strong's Exhaustive Concordance glass. From eis and a presumed derivative of optanomai; a mirror (for looking into) -- glass. Compare katoptrizomai. see GREEK eis see GREEK optanomai see GREEK katoptrizomai Forms and Transliterations εσοπτρου εσόπτρου ἐσόπτρου εσοπτρω εσόπτρω ἐσόπτρῳ esoptro esoptrō esóptroi esóptrōi esoptrou esóptrouLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance 1 Corinthians 13:12 N-GNSGRK: ἄρτι δι' ἐσόπτρου ἐν αἰνίγματι NAS: we see in a mirror dimly, KJV: we see through a glass, darkly; but INT: presently through a glass in obscurity James 1:23 N-DNS Strong's Greek 2072 |
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