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Lexicon :: Strong's G5585 - psēphizō

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ψηφίζω
Transliteration
psēphizō (Key)
Pronunciation
psay-fid'-zo
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
2x in 2 unique form(s)
TR
2x in 2 unique form(s)
LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 9:604,1341

Strong’s Definitions

ψηφίζω psēphízō, psay-fid'-zo; from G5586; to use pebbles in enumeration, i.e. (generally) to compute:—count.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G5585 in the following manner: count (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G5585 in the following manner: count (2x).
  1. to count with pebbles, to compute, calculate, reckon

  2. to give one's vote by casting a pebble into the urn

  3. to decide by voting

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ψηφίζω psēphízō, psay-fid'-zo; from G5586; to use pebbles in enumeration, i.e. (generally) to compute:—count.
STRONGS G5585:
ψηφίζω; 1 aorist ἐψηφισα; (ψῆφος, which see); to count with pebbles, to compute, calculate, reckon: τήν δαπάνην, Luke 14:28; τόν ἀριθμόν, to explain by computing, Revelation 13:18. (Polybius, Plutarch, Palaeph., Anthol.; commonly and indeed chiefly in the middle in the Greek writings to give one's vote by casting a pebble into the urn; to decide by voting.) (Compare: συγψηφίζω, καταψηφίζω, συμψηφίζω.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Luke
14:28
Revelation
13:18

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5585 matches the Greek ψηφίζω (psēphizō),
which occurs 2 times in 2 verses in the TR Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:28 - “But don’t begin until you count the cost. For who would begin construction of a building without first calculating the cost to see if there is enough money to finish it?
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:18 - Wisdom is needed here. Let the one with understanding solve the meaning of the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man.[fn] His number is 666.[fn]
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