ἘΠΕΨΗΦΙΣΕΝ, ἐπεψηφισεν
EPEPSĒPHISEN, epepsēphisen
Sounds Like: eh-pep-see-FEE-sen
Translations: voted for, decided by vote, cast a vote, gave a vote
From the root: ΕΠΙΨΗΦΙΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a verb meaning 'to vote for' or 'to decide by vote'. It is often used in the context of public assemblies or councils where decisions are made by casting votes, such as with pebbles or ballots. The prefix 'ἐπι-' (epi-) adds the sense of 'upon' or 'in favor of', indicating a vote cast for a specific person or proposal.
Inflection: Aorist, Indicative, Active, Third Person, Singular
Strong’s number: G2026 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 14 — 8:150
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΠΙΨΗΦΙΖΩ.
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.
- ἘΠΙΨΗΦΙΖΟΝΤΑΙ — they vote upon, they decide by vote, they confirm by vote
- ἘΠΙΨΗΦΙΣΑΣΘΑΙ — to vote upon, to vote for, to decide by vote, to confirm by vote
- ΕΠΙΨΗΦΙΖΩ — to vote upon, to give one's vote to, to confirm by vote, to assent to
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