Strong's Greek: 5585. ψηφίζω (pséphizó) -- To count, to calculate, to reckon

Strong's Lexicon

pséphizó: To count, to calculate, to reckon

Original Word: ψηφίζω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: pséphizó
Pronunciation: psay-FID-zo
Phonetic Spelling: (psay-fid'-zo)
Definition: To count, to calculate, to reckon
Meaning: I reckon, compute, calculate.

Word Origin: From the Greek noun ψῆφος (pséphos), meaning "a small stone" or "pebble," which was used in ancient times for counting or casting votes.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for pséphizó, the concept of counting or reckoning can be related to Hebrew words such as מָנָה (manah, Strong's H4487), which means "to count" or "to number."

Usage: The verb pséphizó primarily means to count or calculate. In the New Testament, it is used in the context of calculating or reckoning numbers. The term carries the connotation of careful consideration or deliberation, akin to the methodical counting of pebbles or stones.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Greek culture, pebbles were commonly used for counting and voting. The act of counting with pebbles was a meticulous process, reflecting precision and accuracy. This method was employed in various civic and commercial activities, including voting in political assemblies and conducting trade transactions. The use of pséphizó in the New Testament reflects this cultural practice of careful calculation and consideration.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from pséphos
Definition
to count, calculate
NASB Translation
calculate (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 5585: ψηφίζω

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.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

to count up, calculate

From psephos; to use pebbles in enumeration, i.e. (generally) to compute -- count.

see GREEK psephos

Forms and Transliterations

ψηφιζει ψηφίζει ψηφισατω ψηφισάτω ψήφισμα psephisato psephisáto psēphisatō psēphisátō psephizei psephízei psēphizei psēphízei

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