ΕΠΙΨΗΦΙΖΩ, επιψηφιζω
EPIPSĒPHIZŌ, epipsēphizō
Sounds Like: ep-ee-psay-FEE-zoh
Translations: to vote upon, to give one's vote to, to confirm by vote, to assent to
From the root: ΕΠΙΨΗΦΙΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from the preposition 'ΕΠΙ' (EPI), meaning 'upon' or 'in addition to', and 'ΨΗΦΙΖΩ' (PSĒPHIZŌ), meaning 'to count with pebbles' or 'to vote'. Therefore, 'ΕΠΙΨΗΦΙΖΩ' literally means 'to vote upon' or 'to cast a vote in addition to'. It describes the action of formally giving one's vote or assent to something, often in a public or official capacity, thereby confirming or ratifying a decision. It implies a collective decision-making process where individuals contribute their vote.
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, First Person Singular
Strong’s number: G1961 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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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.
- ἘΠΕΨΗΦΙΣΕΝ — voted for, decided by vote, cast a vote, gave a vote
- 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
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