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Lexicon :: Strong's G5586 - psēphos

Aa
ψῆφος
Transliteration
psēphos (Key)
Pronunciation
psay'-fos
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From the same as ψηλαφάω (G5584)
mGNT
3x in 1 unique form(s) TR
3x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
3x in 2 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 9:604,1341

Strong’s Definitions

ψῆφος psēphos, psay'-fos; from the same as G5584; 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.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G5586 in the following manner: stone (2x), voice (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G5586 in the following manner: stone (2x), voice (1x).

  1. a small worn smooth stone, a pebble

    1. in the ancient courts of justice the accused were condemned by black pebbles and the acquitted by white

  2. a vote (on account of the use of pebbles in voting)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ψῆφος psēphos, psay'-fos; from the same as G5584; 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.
STRONGS G5586:
ψῆφος, ψηφου, ἡ (from ψάω, see ψάλλω), a small, worn, smooth stone; pebble (from Pindar, Herodotus down; (in Homer ψηφίς));
1. since in the ancient courts of justice the accused were condemned by black pebbles and acquitted by white (cf. Passow, under the word, ψῆφος, 2 c, vol. ii, p. 2574b; (Liddell and Scott, under the word, 4 d.); Ovid. met. 15, 41; (Plutarch, Alcib. 22, 2)), and a man on his acquittal was spoken of as νικησας (Theophrastus, char. 17 (19), 3) and the ψῆφος acquitting Dim called νικητήριος (Heliodorus 3, 3 under the end), Christ promises that to the one who has gained eternal life by coming off conqueror over temptation (τῷ νικουντι (A. V. to him that overcometh)) he will give ψῆφον λευκήν, Revelation 2:17; but the figure is explained differently by different interpretations; cf. Düsterdieck (or Lee in the 'Speaker's Commentary') at the passage; (B. D. under the word, Stones, 8). Ewald (Die Johann. Schriften, ii., p. 136; (cf. Lee as above; Plumptre in B. D. under the word, Hospitality, at the end)) understnads it to be the tessera hospitalis (cf. Rich, Dict. of Antiq., under the word, Tessera, 3; Becker, Charicles, namely, i. note 17), which on being shown secures admission to the enjoyment of the heavenly manna; the Greek name, however, for this tessera, is not ψῆφος, but σύμβολον.
2. a vote (on account of the use of pebbles in voting): καταφέρω (which see), Acts 26:10.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Acts
26:10
Revelation
2:17

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5586 matches the Greek ψῆφος (psēphos),
which occurs 3 times in 2 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:10 - And that is just what I did in Jerusalem. On the authority of the chief priests I put many of the Lord’s people in prison, and when they were put to death, I cast my vote against them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:17 - Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious, I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give that person a white stone with a new name written on it, known only to the one who receives it.
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