verb
katoptrizomō
Strong’sG2734
I mirror, reflect
stem katoptriz-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
*† κατοπτρίζω
(< κάτοπτρον, a mirror),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2734 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkat-op-trid'-zom-ahee
to mirror oneself, i.e. to see reflected (figuratively)
Frommiddle voice from a compound of G2596 and a derivative of G3700 (compare G2072);
King Jamesbehold as in a glass.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
show as in a mirror or by reflexion, τοῦ-ίζοντος [τὴν ἶριν] ἀστέρος Refs:—passive, to be mirrored, Refs
II middle, look into a mirror, behold oneself in it, Refs 4th c.BC+
II.2 behold as in a mirror, ἰδέαν NT+1st c.AD+ (but here perhaps reflect).
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| katoptrizorōntoisκατοπτριζόμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine | beholding as in a mirror | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 54, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katoptrizomō | katoptrizome | katoptrizomē | katoptrizomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | katoptrizosō | katoptrizose | katoptrizosē | katoptrizoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katoptrizotō | katoptrizote | katoptrizotē | katoptrizotelē |
| we 1st person plural | katoptrizonō | katoptrizone | katoptrizonē | katoptrizonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katoptrizovō | katoptrizove | katoptrizovē | katoptrizovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | katoptrizolō | katoptrizole | katoptrizolē | katoptrizolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katoptrizomeiō | katoptrizomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | katoptrizoseiō | katoptrizoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katoptrizoteiō | katoptrizoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | katoptrizoneiō | katoptrizoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katoptrizoveiō | katoptrizoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | katoptrizoleiō | katoptrizoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | katoptrizosōr | katoptrizosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katoptrizotōr | katoptrizotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | katoptrizovōr | katoptrizovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | katoptrizolōr | katoptrizolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katoptrizomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | katoptrizosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katoptrizotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | katoptrizonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | katoptrizovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | katoptrizoloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | katoptrizorō | katoptrizorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | katoptrizorōntos1× | katoptrizorēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
katoptriz 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
katoptrizorōntois“beholding as in a mirror”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative plural masculine1×
2 Corinthians 3:18“beholding as in a mirror”… pantois anakaluptorēnte prosōpe tan doxan kuriou katoptrizorōntois tan autan eikonan metamorfonō apo doxau …… who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes …