verb
katoptrizemō
Greekκατοπτρίζομαι (katoptrizomai)
Strong’sG2734
I mirror, reflect
stem katoptriz-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
*† 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.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| katoptrizerōtoisκατοπτριζόμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent middle 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 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katoptrizemō | katoptrizeme | katoptrizemi | katoptrizema | katoptrizemē | katoptrizemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | katoptrizesō | katoptrizese | katoptrizesi | katoptrizesa | katoptrizesē | katoptrizeselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katoptrizetō | katoptrizete | katoptrizeti | katoptrizeta | katoptrizetē | katoptrizetelē |
| we 1st person plural | katoptrizenō | katoptrizene | katoptrizeni | katoptrizena | katoptrizenē | katoptrizenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katoptrizevō | katoptrizeve | katoptrizevi | katoptrizeva | katoptrizevē | katoptrizevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | katoptrizelō | katoptrizele | katoptrizeli | katoptrizela | katoptrizelē | katoptrizelelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katoptrizemeiō | katoptrizemeia | katoptrizemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | katoptrizeseiō | katoptrizeseia | katoptrizeseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katoptrizeteiō | katoptrizeteia | katoptrizeteiē |
| we 1st person plural | katoptrizeneiō | katoptrizeneia | katoptrizeneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katoptrizeveiō | katoptrizeveia | katoptrizeveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | katoptrizeleiō | katoptrizeleia | katoptrizeleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | katoptrizesōr | katoptrizesar | katoptrizesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katoptrizetōr | katoptrizetar | katoptrizetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | katoptrizevōr | katoptrizevar | katoptrizevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | katoptrizelōr | katoptrizelar | katoptrizelēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katoptrizemoiō | katoptrizemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | katoptrizesoiō | katoptrizesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katoptrizetoiō | katoptrizetoia |
| we 1st person plural | katoptrizenoiō | katoptrizenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | katoptrizevoiō | katoptrizevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | katoptrizeloiō | katoptrizeloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | katoptrizerō | katoptrizeri | katoptrizera | katoptrizerē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | katoptrizerōtos1× | katoptrizeritos | katoptrizeratos | katoptrizerētos |
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
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
katoptrizerōtois“beholding as in a mirror”happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative plural masculine1×
2 Corinthians 3:18“beholding as in a mirror”nis de pantois anakaluptirēte prosōpe tan doxan kuriou katoptrizerōtois tan autan eikōnan metamorfinō apo doxau eis doxan, kathaper apo kuriou pneumeu.And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.