ΚΑΤΟΠΤΙΑΣ, κατοπτιας
KATOPTIAS, katoptias
Sounds Like: kah-TOP-tee-ahs
Translations: one who looks into a mirror, one who reflects, a mirror-gazer
From the root: ΚΑΤΟΠΤΡΟΝ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to someone who looks into a mirror or who reflects. It is derived from the word for 'mirror' (κάτοπτρον). It describes a person who observes or examines something as if looking into a mirror, implying a close or reflective observation.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 18 — 9:370
From the same root
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