noun · feminine

psēfas

Greekψῆφος (psēfos)

Strong’sG5586

a pebble, a vote

stem psēf-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 of 10 forms occur

Translated as

stone2×vote1×

What it means

ψῆφος, -ου, ἡ

(< ψάω, to rub) [in LXX: Ex 4:25 (צֹר), La 3:16 (חָצָץ), Ec 7:26 (25) (חֶשְׁבּוֺך), IV Ki 12:4 (5) A, Si 18:10, IV Mac 15:26 *;]

1. a small smooth stone, a pebble: ψ. λευκή (for suggestions as to the meaning, v. Swete, in l.), Re 2:17.

2. From the use of pebbles in voting, a vote: Ac 26:10.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G5586 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidpsay'-fos

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

Fromfrom the same as G5584;

King Jamesstone, voice.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	one singular	more than one plural
subject nominative	psēfas	psēfais
object accusative	psēfan3×ψῆφον	psēfain
direct address vocative	psēfar	psēfair
of, belonging to genitive	psēfau	psēfaiu
to, for dative	psēfa	psēfai

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

psēfstem+agender+snru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

psēfa 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

3 occurrences, every one of them listed

psēfan“stone”objectaccusative singular3×

Acts 26:10“vote”hem kai poiama en Hierosolumei, kai polloin tē toiu hagioiu mis en fulakai katakleiama tan para toiu archierevoiu exousian lambaratos, anairirōtoiu tē autoiu kataferama psēfan,And that is what I did in Jerusalem. With authority from the chief priests I put many of the saints in prison, and when they were condemned to death, I cast my vote against them.

Revelation 2:17“stone”tos echarōtos ouem akouatar tinem tem pneumem legatō tai ekklēsai. to nikarōto dōami auto teu manna teu kruptirēteu, kai dōami auto psēfan leukan, kai epi tan psēfan onomem kainem grafirētem hem oudenos oidatē ei mē tos lambarōtos.He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will give the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone inscribed with a new name, known only to the one who receives it.

Revelation 2:17“stone”tos echarōtos ouem akouatar tinem tem pneumem legatō tai ekklēsai. to nikarōto dōami auto teu manna teu kruptirēteu, kai dōami auto psēfan leukan, kai epi tan psēfan onomem kainem grafirētem hem oudenos oidatē ei mē tos lambarōtos.He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will give the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone inscribed with a new name, known only to the one who receives it.