G5586 - ψῆφος - psēphos - psay'-fos - Stone
Original: ψῆφος
Transliteration: psēphos
Phonetic: psay'-fos
Short Definition: Stone
- Original:
- Definition:
1. a small worn smooth stone, a pebble
a. in the ancient courts of justice the accused were condemned by black pebbles and the acquitted by white
2. a vote (on account of the use of pebbles in voting)
- Origin: from the same as G5584 - TDNT entry: 19:04,1 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: From the same as G5584; a pebble (as worn smooth by handling) that is (by implication of use as a counter or ballot) a verdict (of acquittal) or ticket (of admission); a vote: - stone voice.