Katoptrízomai — G2734

Definition

verb

to mirror oneself, i.e. to see reflected (figuratively)

1. to look at oneself in a mirror (Artemidorus Daldianus, oneir. 2, 7; Athen. 15, p. 687 c.; ; to behold for oneself as in a mirror : τήν δόξαν τοῦ κυρίου, the glory of Christ

Usually translated as

behold as in a glass

Origin

middle voice from a compound of G2596 and a derivative of G3700 (compare G2072)

• katá (G2596)
• optánomai (G3700)
• ésoptron (G2072)

Occurrences

Katoptrízomai occurs 1 time in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Corinthians (1)

• 2 Corinthians 3:18 — But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass (κατοπτριζόμενοι) the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.