ΨΗΦΙΝΟΣ, ψηφινος
PSĒPHINOS, psēphinos
Sounds Like: psay-FEE-nos
Translations: of pebbles, made of pebbles, mosaic, made of mosaic work
From the root: ΨΗΦΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is an adjective meaning 'made of pebbles' or 'made of mosaic work'. It describes something constructed from small stones or tesserae, often referring to floors, pavements, or decorative art. For example, one might speak of a 'ψηφινος οἶκος' (house made of mosaic) or 'ψηφινον ἔδαφος' (mosaic floor).
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G5586 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Five — 4:24
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΨΗΦΟΣ.
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.
- ΨΗΦΙΣ — vote, a vote, ballot, pebble, a pebble, decision, a decision, decree, a decree
- ΨΗΦΙΣΤΙΚΟΝ — pertaining to voting, relating to a vote, that which is decided by vote, a voting matter, a voting decision
- ΨΗΦΟΝ — a vote, a ballot, a pebble, a stone, a calculation, a decision
- ΨΗΦΟΣ — pebble, a pebble, stone, a stone, vote, a vote, ballot, a ballot
- ΨΗΦΟΥΣ — votes, pebbles, stones, ballots
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