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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 2072. ἔσοπτρον (esoptron) -- Mirror</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/2072.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/titus/1-5.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/2072.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 2072</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/2071.htm" title="2071">◄</a> 2072. esoptron <a href="../greek/2073.htm" title="2073">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">esoptron: Mirror</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ἔσοπτρον</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Neuter<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>esoptron<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>eh'-sop-tron<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(es'-op-tron)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Mirror<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a mirror, looking-glass (made of highly polished metal).<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek words "en" (in) and "optanomai" (to see), indicating something one looks into.<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "esoptron," the concept of seeing or reflecting can be related to Hebrew words like רָאָה (ra'ah - to see) or מַרְאָה (mar'ah - vision, appearance).<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "esoptron" refers to a mirror, an object used for reflection. In the ancient world, mirrors were typically made of polished metal, such as bronze, rather than glass. The word is used metaphorically in the New Testament to describe the partial and indirect nature of human understanding and perception, especially in spiritual matters.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, mirrors were common household items, though they differed significantly from modern glass mirrors. Made from polished metals, these mirrors provided a less clear reflection, which is significant in understanding the metaphorical use of "esoptron" in the New Testament. The imperfect reflection offered by these ancient mirrors serves as a powerful illustration of the limited and indirect nature of human knowledge and spiritual insight.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>2072</b> <i>ésoptron</i> – a <i>metallic</i> mirror (<i>not</i> made <i>of glass</i>). Ancient mirrors (merely made of <i>polished metal</i>) only produced an <i>indistinct</i> image (reflection). So, to get an accurate picture (reflection) the viewer had to look <i>from several different angles</i> ("<i>standpoints</i>"). This has profound implications in "doing theology"! </p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/1519.htm">eis</a> and the fut. of <a href="/greek/3708.htm">horaó</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a mirror (i.e. an object for looking into)<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>mirror (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2072: ἔσοπτρον</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἔσοπτρον</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ἐσόπτρου</span>, <span class="greek2">τό</span> (<span class="greek2">ὈΠΤΩ</span>), <span class="accented">a mirror</span>: <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/13-12.htm">1 Corinthians 13:12</a>; <a href="/interlinear/james/1-23.htm">James 1:23</a>. (Wis. 7:26; Sir. 12:11; <span class="abbreviation">Pindar</span> Nem. 7, 20; <span class="abbreviation">Anacreon</span> (<DATE_RANGE:530 B.C.>) 11, (7 (6)) 3; <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>; others) The mirrors of the ancients were made, not of glass (cf. <span class="abbreviation">B. D.</span> under the word <REFERENCE_WORK:Smith's Bible Dictionary><TOPIC:Glass>, at the end), but of steel; <span class="abbreviation">Pliny</span>, h. n. 33 (9) 45; 34, (17) 48 (but see the passages just referred to, and <span class="abbreviation">B. D.</span> under the word <span class="accented">mirror</span>).<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>glass. <p>From <a href="/greek/1519.htm">eis</a> and a presumed derivative of <a href="/greek/3700.htm">optanomai</a>; a mirror (for looking into) -- glass. Compare <a href="/greek/2734.htm">katoptrizomai</a>. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1519.htm">eis</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/3700.htm">optanomai</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2734.htm">katoptrizomai</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>εσοπτρου εσόπτρου ἐσόπτρου εσοπτρω εσόπτρω ἐσόπτρῳ esoptro esoptrō esóptroi esóptrōi esoptrou esóptrou<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/1_corinthians/13-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Corinthians 13:12</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular">N-GNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἄρτι δι' <b>ἐσόπτρου</b> ἐν αἰνίγματι</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_corinthians/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> we see <span class="itali">in a mirror</span> dimly,<br><a href="/kjvs/1_corinthians/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> we see through <span class="itali">a glass,</span> darkly; but<br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/13-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> presently through <span class="itali">a glass</span> in obscurity<p><b><a href="/text/james/1-23.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">James 1:23</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Neuter Singular">N-DNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/james/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτοῦ ἐν <b>ἐσόπτρῳ</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/james/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> at his natural face <span class="itali">in a mirror;</span><br><a href="/kjvs/james/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> face in <span class="itali">a glass:</span><br><a href="/interlinear/james/1-23.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of him in <span class="itali">a mirror</span><p><b><a href="/greek/2072.htm">Strong's Greek 2072</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2072.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/esoptro__2072.htm">ἐσόπτρῳ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/esoptrou_2072.htm">ἐσόπτρου — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/2071.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2071"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2071" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/2073.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2073"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2073" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>