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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (v.) To bend back; to give a backward turn to; to throw back; especially, to cause to return after striking upon any surface; as, a mirror reflects rays of light; polished metals reflect heat.

2. (v.) To give back an image or likeness of; to mirror.

3. (v. i.) To throw back light, heat, or the like; to return rays or beams.

4. (v. i.) To be sent back; to rebound as from a surface; to revert; to return.

5. (v. i.) To throw or turn back the thoughts upon anything; to contemplate. Specifically: To attend earnestly to what passes within the mind; to attend to the facts or phenomena of consciousness; to use attention or earnest thought; to meditate; especially, to think in relation to moral truth or rules.

6. (v. i.) To cast reproach; to cause censure or dishonor.

Greek

2734. katoptrizo -- to reflect as a mirror
... to reflect as a mirror. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: katoptrizo Phonetic
Spelling: (kat-op-trid'-zom-ahee) Short Definition: I mirror, reflect ...
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1760. enthumeomai -- to reflect on, to ponder
... to reflect on, to ponder. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: enthumeomai Phonetic
Spelling: (en-thoo-meh'-om-ahee) Short Definition: I meditate upon, reflect ...
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1327a. dienthumeomai -- to consider, reflect
... 1327, 1327a. dienthumeomai. 1327b . to consider, reflect. Transliteration:
dienthumeomai Short Definition: reflecting. Word Origin ...
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1327. diexodos -- to consider, reflect
... to consider, reflect. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: diexodos Phonetic
Spelling: (dee-ex'-od-os) Short Definition: a public spot in a city ...
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4908. sunetos -- intelligent
... more neutral. But even here it doesn't reflect the prudence (intelligence)
that comes directly from the Holy Spirit.]. Word Origin ...
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1911. epiballo -- to throw over, to throw oneself
... to throw upon (literal or figurative, transitive or reflexive; usually with more
or less force); specially (with heautou implied) to reflect; impersonally, to ...
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Library

Let Then the High Accomplished Scholar Reflect, that He Comes by ...
... Address 121: Let then the high accomplished scholar reflect, that he
comes by his wit� Let then the high accomplished scholar ...
/.../address 121 0 0 let then the.htm

Does it not Occur to You to Reflect and to Examine in Whose Domain ...
... Book I. 30 Does it not occur to you to reflect and to examine in whose
domain you� Does it not occur to you to reflect and to ...
/.../the seven books of arnobius against the heathen/30 does it not occur.htm

May 24. "Where is the Way Where Light Dwelleth" (Job xxxviii. 19).
... If they are put in certain positions they will reflect the beauty of the sun. ... If
they are many-sided, they reflect more light, and display more beauty. ...
/.../simpson/days of heaven upon earth /may 24 where is the.htm

Another Mode of Justification
... But if any one will only reflect upon it that the Gospel has not been given in vain
to the world, and that Christ has not been promised, set forth, has not ...
/.../melanchthon/the apology of the augsburg confession/part 9 another mode of.htm

To Sister Bartolomea Della Seta Nun in the Convent of Santo ...
... I would rather exert myself for Christ crucified, feeling pain, gloom and inward
conflicts, than not exert myself and feel repose." And reflect, that this is ...
/.../benincasa/letters of catherine benincasa/to sister bartolomea della seta.htm

The Formula of Sanctification
... What is the "glory" of the Lord, and how can mortal man reflect it, and how can
that act as an "impressed force" in moulding him to a nobler form? ...
/.../the formula of sanctification.htm

How to Become Like Christ.
... No sooner are we told by Paul that we must act as mirrors of Christ than we recognise
that nature has made us to be mirrors, that we cannot but reflect what is ...
/.../dods/how to become like christ/how to become like christ.htm

The Open Door.
... And these precious stones are of different colours, as they reflect the
light from a different point. So is it with the people of ...
/.../the life of duty a years plain sermons v 2/sermon xxxv the open door.htm

"Boast not Thyself of To-Morrow, for Thou Knowest not what a Day ...
... I mean, God hath given to man two notable capacities beyond other things;"one is,
to know and reflect upon himself, and to consider what conveniency is in ...
/.../binning/the works of the rev hugh binning/sermon vi boast not thyself.htm

A New Years Sermon to the Young
... These are Rejoice, Reflect, Remember. Rejoice"the fitting gladness of
youth; reflect"the solemn thought that will guard the ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/a new years sermon to.htm

Thesaurus

Reflect (6 Occurrences)
... turn to; to throw back; especially, to cause to return after striking upon any surface;
as, a mirror reflects rays of light; polished metals reflect heat. ...
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Deliberate (2 Occurrences)
... 4. (vt) To weigh in the mind; to consider the reasons for and against; to consider
maturely; to reflect upon; to ponder; as, to deliberate a question. ...
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Ethics
... primarily manners. 1. Rise of Ethics: Men live before they reflect, and
act before they examine the grounds of action. So long as ...
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Glass (12 Occurrences)
... 8. (n.) A weatherglass; a barometer. 9. (vt) To reflect, as in a mirror; to
mirror; -- used reflexively. 10. (vt) To case in glass. 11. ...
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Providence (3 Occurrences)
... His words reflect the views that were entertained by all the Old Testament historains
as to God's hand in the government and guidance of the nation. ...
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Night (3322 Occurrences)
... in the account of Creation, namely, "And there was evening and there was morning,
one day" (Genesis 1:5); Leviticus 23:32 and Daniel 8:14 reflect the same mode ...
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Occupies (1 Occurrence)
... Occupies (1 Occurrence). Ecclesiastes 5:20 For he shall not often reflect on the
days of his life; because God occupies him with the joy of his heart. (WEB). ...
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Outwardly (7 Occurrences)
... If any man is confident as regards himself that he specially belongs to Christ,
let him consider again and reflect that just as he belongs to Christ, so also ...
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Galatians (2 Occurrences)
... pelikois grammasin), that his hand-writing may reflect the energy and determination
of his soul." (see JUSTIFICATION.). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ...
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Fatherless (44 Occurrences)
... value of human life. Passages in the Apocrypha reflect the same spirit
(2 Esdras 2:20; Ecclesiasticus 4:10). In the New Testament ...
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Bible Concordance

Reflect (6 Occurrences)

John 11:50 You do not reflect that it is to your interest that one man should die for the people rather than the whole nation perish."
(WEY)

2 Corinthians 3:18 And all of us, with unveiled faces, reflecting like bright mirrors the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same likeness, from one degree of radiant holiness to another, even as derived from the Lord the Spirit.
(Root in WEY NIV)

2 Corinthians 10:7 Is it outward appearances you look to? If any man is confident as regards himself that he specially belongs to Christ, let him consider again and reflect that just as he belongs to Christ, so also do we.
(WEY)

Proverbs 20:25 It is a danger to a man to say without thought, It is holy, and, after taking his oaths, to be questioning if it is necessary to keep them.
(See RSV)

Ecclesiastes 5:20 For he shall not often reflect on the days of his life; because God occupies him with the joy of his heart.
(WEB NIV)

Isaiah 47:7 And you said, I will be a queen for ever: you did not give attention to these things, and did not keep in mind what would come after.
(See NIV)

Subtopics

Reflect

Related Terms

Deliberate (2 Occurrences)

Ethics

Glass (12 Occurrences)

Providence (3 Occurrences)

Night (3322 Occurrences)

Occupies (1 Occurrence)

Outwardly (7 Occurrences)

Galatians (2 Occurrences)

Fatherless (44 Occurrences)