James 1:23

23becauseὅτιifεἴanyoneτιςa hearerἀκροατὴςof [the] wordλόγουisἐστὶνandκαὶnotοὐa doerποιητής,this oneοὗτοςis likeἔοικενa manἀνδρὶlookingκατανοοῦντιatτὸ[the] faceπρόσωποντῆςnaturalγενέσεωςof himαὐτοῦinἐνa mirrorἐσόπτρῳ,

because if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, this one is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror,

Vocab difficulty

80.6

Rare words

  • ἀκροατὴς

    ἀκροατής

    a hearer of, a listener to.

  • ἔοικεν

    ἔοικα

    I am like, resemble.

  • ἐσόπτρῳ

    ἔσοπτρον

    a mirror, looking-glass (made of highly polished metal).