ἘΠΕΨΗΦΙΖΕΝ, ἐπεψηφιζεν
EPEPSĒPHIZEN, epepsēphizen
Sounds Like: eh-pep-see-PHI-zen
Translations: he was voting, he was casting his vote, he was deciding by vote
From the root: ΨΗΦΙΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a verb in the imperfect tense, indicating an ongoing or repeated action in the past. It is a compound word formed from the preposition ἐπί (epi), meaning 'upon' or 'in addition to', and the verb ψηφίζω (psēphizō), meaning 'to count with pebbles' or 'to vote'. Thus, it means 'to vote upon' or 'to cast a vote'. It describes the action of someone actively participating in a decision-making process by casting a vote.
Inflection: Imperfect, Active, Indicative, 3rd Person Singular
Strong’s number: G5585 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 18 — 3:68
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΨΗΦΙΖΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΨΗΦΙΖΕΤΟ — was voting, was deciding, was decreeing, was casting a ballot
- ἘΨΗΦΙΣΑΜΕΘΑ — we voted, we cast our vote, we decided by vote, we decreed
- ἘΨΗΦΙΣΑΝΤΟ — they voted, they decided by vote, they decreed, they gave their vote
- ἘΨΗΦΙΣΑΤΟ — he voted, he decided by vote, he decreed
- ἘΨΗΦΙΣΜΕΝΗΣ — (of) having been voted, (of) having been decreed, (of) having been decided
- ΕΠΕΨΗΦΙΖΕΝ — he was voting, he was counting, he was casting his vote, he was deciding by vote
- ΠΡΟΑΝΕΨΗΦΙΣΜΕΝΟΙΣ — pre-voted, pre-determined, pre-decreed, previously decided, previously voted on
- ΣΥΝΕΨΗΦΙΣΑΝ — they counted up, they calculated, they reckoned together, they added up
- ΣΥΝΚΑΤΕΨΗΦΙΣΘΗ — was voted with, was counted with, was numbered with, was chosen by vote with
- ΨΗΦΙΖΕΙ — calculates, counts, reckons, votes
- ΨΗΦΙΖΕΤΑΙ — it is decided, it is voted, it is decreed, it is counted, it is calculated
- ΨΗΦΙΖΟΝΤΑΙ — they vote, they decide by vote, they decree, they determine
- ΨΗΦΙΖΩ — to vote, to count, to decide by vote, to determine, to calculate
- ΨΗΦΙΟΥΜΕΝΟΝ — being voted on, being decided by vote, being counted, being reckoned, being determined
- ΨΗΦΙΣΑΙΤΟ — he might vote, he might decide by vote, he might count, he might reckon
- ΨΗΦΙΣΑΜΕΝΗΣ — having voted, having decided, having decreed, of having voted, of having decided, of having decreed
- ΨΗΦΙΣΑΜΕΝΟΝ — having voted, having decided, having decreed, having cast a ballot, having counted, having reckoned
- ΨΗΦΙΣΑΜΕΝΟΥ — having voted, having decided, having decreed, of one who voted, of one who decided, of one who decreed
- ΨΗΦΙΣΑΜΕΝΟΥΣ — having voted, having decided, having decreed, those having voted, those having decided, those having decreed
- ΨΗΦΙΣΑΜΕΝΩΝ — of those who voted, of those who decided, of those who decreed
- ΨΗΦΙΣΑΣΘΑΙ — to vote, to decide by vote, to decree, to reckon, to count, to calculate
- ΨΗΦΙΣΑΤΩ — let him calculate, let him count, let him reckon
- ΨΗΦΙΣΘΕΙΕΝ — might be voted, might be decreed, might be decided by vote
- ΨΗΦΙΣΘΕΝΤΑ — having been voted on, having been decreed, decreed, resolved, enacted
- ΨΗΦΙΣΩΝΤΑΙ — they will vote, they may vote, they will decide, they may decide
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