What does ψῆφος (psēphos) mean in the Bible?
ψῆφος (psēphos) is a Greek word meaning "stone".
Greek · G5586
ψῆφος
Stone
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ψῆφος G5586
Pronunciation psēphos
What does ψῆφος (psēphos) mean in the Bible?
ψῆφος (psēphos) is a Greek word meaning "stone".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5586?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (2), stone (1).
Where does ψῆφος (psēphos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 26:10. Its strongest book concentrations include Revelation (2), Acts (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It . . . 2× Acts 26:10, Revelation 2:17
stone 1× Revelation 2:17
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 26:10
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 2
Acts 1 Revelation 2
Source forms
ψῆφον 3x psēphon Acts 26:10, Revelation 2:17
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular 3x Acts 26:10, Revelation 2:17
Evidence Summary
Greek word. stone
Strong's G5586
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Greek text appearances 3 times Word forms 1 form 3 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
stone
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
(ψάω, to rub) [in LXX: Exo.4:25 (צֹר), La 3:16 (חָצָץ), Ecc.7:26 (25) (צֹר), 4Ki.12:4 (5) A, Sir.18:10, 4Ma.15:26 * ;]
1a small smooth stone, a pebble: ψ. λευκή (for suggestions as to the meaning, see Swete, in l), Rev.2:17.
2From the use of pebbles in voting, a vote: Act.26:10.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 26:10 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
ψῆφον. yhfon
a pebble, a vote
Read verse Revelation 2:17 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
ψῆφον yhfon
a pebble, a vote
Read verse Revelation 2:17 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
ψῆφον yhfon
a pebble, a vote
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 3 Case pattern Accusative (3) Number pattern Singular (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Acts 26:10 · Rev 2:17 3×
Word Origins
ψῆφος is built from this root:
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain