verb
psēfizamō
Greekψηφίζω (psēfizō)
Strong’sG5585
I reckon, compute
stem psēfiz-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ψηφίζω
(< ψῆφος), [in LXX: III Ki 3:8 8:5 A (ספר ni..) *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5585 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpsay-fid'-zo
to use pebbles in enumeration, i.e. (generally) to compute
Fromfrom G5586;
King Jamescount.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| psēfizatōψηφίζει | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | calculate | 1× |
| psēfizatarψηφισάτω | happened · he/she/itaorist active imperative 3rd person singular | calculate | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | psēfizamō | psēfizame | psēfizami | psēfizama | psēfizamē | psēfizamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | psēfizasō | psēfizase | psēfizasi | psēfizasa | psēfizasē | psēfizaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | psēfizatō1×ψηφίζει | psēfizate | psēfizati | psēfizata | psēfizatē | psēfizatelē |
| we 1st person plural | psēfizanō | psēfizane | psēfizani | psēfizana | psēfizanē | psēfizanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | psēfizavō | psēfizave | psēfizavi | psēfizava | psēfizavē | psēfizavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | psēfizalō | psēfizale | psēfizali | psēfizala | psēfizalē | psēfizalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | psēfizameiō | psēfizameia | psēfizameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | psēfizaseiō | psēfizaseia | psēfizaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | psēfizateiō | psēfizateia | psēfizateiē |
| we 1st person plural | psēfizaneiō | psēfizaneia | psēfizaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | psēfizaveiō | psēfizaveia | psēfizaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | psēfizaleiō | psēfizaleia | psēfizaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | psēfizasōr | psēfizasar | psēfizasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | psēfizatōr | psēfizatar1×ψηφισάτω | psēfizatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | psēfizavōr | psēfizavar | psēfizavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | psēfizalōr | psēfizalar | psēfizalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | psēfizamoiō | psēfizamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | psēfizasoiō | psēfizasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | psēfizatoiō | psēfizatoia |
| we 1st person plural | psēfizanoiō | psēfizanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | psēfizavoiō | psēfizavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | psēfizaloiō | psēfizaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | psēfizarō | psēfizari | psēfizara | psēfizarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | psēfizarōtos | psēfizaritos | psēfizaratos | psēfizarētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
psēfiz is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
psēfizatō“calculate”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 14:28“calculate”tinos gar ek vu thelarōtos purgon oikodomara ouchi prōtem kathizaratos psēfizatō tan dapanan, ei echatō eis apartismon?Which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete it?
psēfizatar“calculate”happened · he/she/itaorist active imperative 3rd person singular1×
Revelation 13:18“calculate”hōde tas sofias atō; tos echarōtos nouon psēfizatar ton arithmon teu thēreu, arithmos gar anthrōpou atō; kai tos arithmos auteu hexakosioi hexēkonta hex.Here is a call for wisdom: Let the one who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and that number is 666.