noun · neuter
esoptrem
Greekἔσοπτρον (esoptron)
Strong’sG2072
a mirror
stem esoptr-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
** ἔσ-οπτρον, -ου, ὁ
[in LXX: Wi 7:26, Si 12:11 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2072 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | esoptrem | esoptreim |
| of, belonging to genitive | esoptreu1×ἐσόπτρου | esoptreiu |
| to, for dative | esoptre1×ἐσόπτρῳ | esoptrei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
esoptre is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
esoptreu“mirror”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
1 Corinthians 13:12“mirror”blepanō gar arti dia esoptreu en ainigme, tote de prosōpem pros prosōpem; arti gnōskamō ek mereu, tote de epignōskemi kathōs kai epignōskima.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.
esoptre“mirror”to, fordative singular1×
James 1:23“mirror”hoti ei tinos akroatos logou atō kai ouk poiētos, houtos eoikatē anēro katanoarōto tem prosōpem tau genesiau autou en esoptre,For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror,