Strong's Number G5586

ψῆφος

psephos · psay'-fos

Transliteration:

psephos{psay'-fos}

Word Origin:

from the same as 5584

TDNT:

9:604,1341

Part of Speech:

noun feminine

Strong's Definition:

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

Usage in the KJV:

stone 2, voice 1

Total: 3
Occurs 3 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

a small worn smooth stone, a pebble
1. in the ancient courts of justice the accused were condemned by black pebbles and the acquitted by white
a vote (on account of the use of pebbles in voting)