ἔσοπτρον
esoptron · mirror
Greek word · Strong’s number G2072 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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esoptron (ἔσοπτρον) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “mirror”.
A polished metal surface in which one sees oneself.
How to say it
e·sop·tron
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- A polished metal surface in which one sees one's face.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Where it appears
- 1 Corinthians 13:12
For now we see through a mirror, in a riddle, but then we will see face to face; now I know in part, but then I will know fully just as I also was fully known.
- James 1:23
For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man looking closely at the face he was born with in a mirror;