Word Study · Strong's G5586 · Greek
ψῆφος
psephos
psay'-fos
Strong's 1890 spelling: psēphos
“a pebble (as worn smooth by handling), i.e. (by implication, of use as a counter or ballot) a verdict (of acquittal) or ticket (of admission)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a pebble (as worn smooth by handling), i.e. (by implication, of use as a counter or ballot) a verdict (of acquittal) or ticket (of admission); a vote
Rendered in the KJV as
stone, voice.
- 3occurrencesin the New Testament
- 2 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- ψῆφον2
- ψῆφον·1
How it is rendered · 2
- stone2
- a vote;1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 1
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular3
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- N-ASF · 3
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Where this word lives
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Revelation2 occurrences
- Revelation 2:17ψῆφονpsēphonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularHe who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will give the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone inscribed with a new name, known only to the one who receives it.here: stone
- Revelation 2:17ψῆφονpsēphonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularHe who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will give the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone inscribed with a new name, known only to the one who receives it.here: stone