ψῆφος

See also: ψήφος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms
  • ψᾶφος (psâphos) — Doric
  • ψᾶφᾰξ (psâphax) — Aeolic

Etymology

From ψάω (psáō, “to rub smooth, crumble”).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

ψῆφος • (psêphos) f (genitive ψήφου); second declension

  1. a pebble
    1. a precious stone, gem
  2. (based on the uses made of such pebbles)
    1. a pebble used for reckoning, a counter
    2. a pebble used for a draught or chessman
    3. a pebble used for divination
    4. a pebble used for voting
      1. that which is carried by vote, a vote
      2. resolve, decree, judgment
      3. a place of voting, poll

Inflection
Second declension of ἡ ψῆφος; τῆς ψήφου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ ψῆφος
hē psêphos		 τὼ ψήφω
tṑ psḗphō		 αἱ ψῆφοι
hai psêphoi
Genitive τῆς ψήφου
tês psḗphou		 τοῖν ψήφοιν
toîn psḗphoin		 τῶν ψήφων
tôn psḗphōn
Dative τῇ ψήφῳ
têi psḗphōi		 τοῖν ψήφοιν
toîn psḗphoin		 ταῖς ψήφοις
taîs psḗphois
Accusative τὴν ψῆφον
tḕn psêphon		 τὼ ψήφω
tṑ psḗphō		 τᾱ̀ς ψήφους
tā̀s psḗphous
Vocative ψῆφε
psêphe		 ψήφω
psḗphō		 ψῆφοι
psêphoi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms
  • ὁμόψηφος (homópsēphos, “voting with”)
  • πολῠ́ψηφος (polúpsēphos, “with many votes”)
  • ψήφινος (psḗphinos, “made of marble”)

and see more than 100 words -ψηφ- at Greek Dictionary Headword Search at perseus.tufts.edu retr:2018.05.02.

Descendants
  • Greek: ψήφος (psífos)
  • → Hebrew: פסיפס

References
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