UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: verb

Related lemmas: ὀπτρίζομαι

Sense 1: to see as in a mirror, to see by reflection

Semantic entry: 24.44

Semantic domains: Sensory Events and States

Subdomains: See

Definition: to see indirectly or by reflection as in a mirror

Notes: The phrase ‘as in a mirror’ may be translated in some languages as ‘as though we were looking into a mirror’ or ‘as though what we saw was in a mirror.’ In some languages, however, one does not say ‘in a mirror’ but ‘through a mirror’ or ‘by means of a mirror.’ For another interpretation of κατοπτρίζομαι in OET CO2 3:18 (RV-only CO2 3:18 · LV-only CO2 3:18), see 14.52: κατοπτρίζω.

Forms: κατοπτρίζομαι[a]

CO2 3:18: OET CO2 3:18 (RV-only CO2 3:18 · LV-only CO2 3:18)

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OET-RV CO2 3:18

18 All of us who’ve had our faces unveiled are reflecting Yahweh’s greatness, and that same image transforms us from greatness to greatness. This comes from Yahweh who is the spirit.

OET-LV CO2 3:18

18 But we all having _been _unveiled in _face, the glory of_the_master reflecting, in _the same image we _are _being _transformed, from glory to glory, just _as from of_the_master, the_spirit.

Sense 2: to reflect

Semantic entry: 14.52

Semantic domains: Physical Events and States

Subdomains: Light

Definition: to reflect light or visual patterns coming from some source

Notes: In order to speak of a reflection of light, it may be necessary to say ‘to throw back the light’ or ‘to shine back the form.’ Sometimes it is necessary to stipulate a type of object which reflects such light, for example, ‘we are a shining object that shows back the glory of the Lord.’ For another interpretation of κατοπτρίζομαι in OET CO2 3:18 (RV-only CO2 3:18 · LV-only CO2 3:18), see 24.44: κατοπτρίζω.

Forms: κατοπτρίζομαι[b]