ΨΗΦΙΣΑΣΘΑΙ, ψηφισασθαι
PSĒPHISASTHAI, psēphisasthai
Sounds Like: psay-fee-SAH-sthai
Translations: to vote, to decide by vote, to decree, to reckon, to count, to calculate
From the root: ΨΗΦΙΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is the aorist middle infinitive of the verb 'ψηφίζω'. It means to cast a vote, to decide by ballot, or to make a decree. It can also refer to counting or calculating, often with pebbles (ψῆφοι) used for voting or reckoning. It is used to express the action of voting or deciding in a general sense.
Inflection: Aorist, Middle, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G5586 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Life of Flavius Josephus, The
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.
- ἘΠΕΨΗΦΙΖΕΝ — he was voting, he was casting his vote, he was deciding by vote
- 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
- 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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