pséphos
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5586. pséphos

pséphos: a small smooth stone, a pebble
Original Word: ψῆφος, ου, ἡ
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: pséphos
Phonetic Spelling: (psay'-fos)
Short Definition: a pebble, a vote
Definition: (a) a pebble, small stone, (b) hence, from their use in voting: a vote.

5586 psḗphos – properly, a pebble used in ancient elections to vote; hence, a vote (Souter).

[People in ancient times often voted by casting stones. A white stone typically meant "yes" and a black stone "no."]

Word Origin
from the same as psalló
Definition
a small smooth stone, a pebble
NASB Word Usage
stone (2), vote (1).

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a voting-pebble, small stone

From the same as pselaphao; a pebble (as worn smooth by handling), i.e. (by implication, of use as a counter or ballot) a verdict (of acquittal) or ticket (of admission); a vote -- stone, voice.

see GREEK pselaphao

ψεῦσται — 1 Occ.
ψεύσταις — 1 Occ.
ψεύστην — 2 Occ.
ψεύστης — 6 Occ.
ἐψηλάφησαν — 1 Occ.
ψηλαφήσατέ — 1 Occ.
ψηλαφήσειαν — 1 Occ.
ψηλαφωμένῳ — 1 Occ.
ψηφισάτω — 1 Occ.
ψηφίζει — 1 Occ.
ψιθυρισμοί — 1 Occ.
ψιθυριστάς — 1 Occ.
ψιχίων — 2 Occ.
ψυχαὶ — 3 Occ.
ψυχαῖς — 3 Occ.
ψυχὰς — 16 Occ.
ψυχῇ — 24 Occ.
ψυχὴν — 41 Occ.
ψυχῆς — 12 Occ.
ψυχῶν — 5 Occ.


Strong's Greek 5586
3 Occurrences


ψῆφον — 3 Occ.

Acts 26:10 N-AFS
BIB: αὐτῶν κατήνεγκα ψῆφον
NAS: I cast my vote against
KJV: I gave my voice against [them].
INT: they I cast against [them] a vote

Revelation 2:17 N-AFS
BIB: δώσω αὐτῷ ψῆφον λευκήν καὶ
NAS: him a white stone, and a new
KJV: him a white stone, and in
INT: I will give to him a pebble white and

Revelation 2:17 N-AFS
BIB: ἐπὶ τὴν ψῆφον ὄνομα καινὸν
NAS: name written on the stone which no one
KJV: and in the stone a new name
INT: on the pebble a name new

3 Occurrences


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