esoptron denotes a reflective object used for seeing indirectly or observing a face in the Bible.

The term denotes a reflective object: in 1 Corinthians 13:12 it belongs to the image of present, obscured seeing, while in James 1:23 it is part of a comparison involving a man observing his face.

1. Reflective object in illustrative comparisons · dominant

   In 1 Corinthians 13:12, the genitive singular form occurs in the clause that the APB renders "we see through a mirror in an obscure thing," contrasting present partial knowledge with later full knowledge. In James 1:23, the dative singular form occurs in the comparison of a hearer but not doer to a man whom the APB renders as "observing the face of his origin in a mirror."

   1 Corinthians 13:12James 1:23

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly uses "mirror" in both 1 Corinthians 13:12 and James 1:23. Its whole-verse translation presents the object within differing comparisons rather than providing a word-by-word rendering.