ἘΠΙΨΗΦΙΣΑΣΘΑΙ, ἐπιψηφισασθαι
EPIPSĒPHISASTHAI, epipsēphisasthai
Sounds Like: eh-pee-psay-fee-SAH-sthai
Translations: to vote upon, to vote for, to decide by vote, to confirm by vote
From the root: ΕΠΙΨΗΦΙΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from 'ἐπί' (upon, over) and 'ψηφίζω' (to vote, to count with pebbles). It means to vote upon something, to decide by vote, or to confirm a decision through a vote. It implies a formal process of voting or assent.
Inflection: Aorist, Middle Voice, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G2026 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 28:8
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
- ΕΠΙΨΗΦΙΖΩ — to vote upon, to give one's vote to, to confirm by vote, to assent to
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