Psephos means “stone” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H5586 — caaph (“top”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G5586 ψῆφος (psephos) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. psephos (psay`-fos) n. 1. a pebble (as worn smooth by handling) 2. (by implication) of use as a counter or ballot (a verdict (of acquittal) or ticket (of admission) It has 7 linked Bible usages across 7 books. Visible English usage signals include stone, having, son, know, and man. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
psephos (psay`-fos) n. 1. a pebble (as worn smooth by handling) 2. (by implication) of use as a counter or ballot (a verdict (of acquittal) or ticket (of admission) 3. (also) a vote [from the base of G5567] KJV: stone, voice Root(s): G5567 See also: G5584
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G5586. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
stone
Usage: ψῆφος, -ου, ἡ (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 * ;] __1. a small smooth stone, a pebble: ψ. λευκή (for suggestions as to the meaning, see Swete, in l), Rev.2:17. __2. From the use of pebbles in voting, a vote: Act.26:10.† (AS)
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Strong's G5586 (ψῆφος) appears 5 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
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2 indexed usages in New Testament.
Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them.
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.
3 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
And Zipporah having taken a stone cut off the foreskin of her son, and fell at his feet and said, The blood of the circumcision of my son is staunched:
I and my heart went round about to know, And to examine, and to seek wisdom, and the account of things, And to know the folly and trouble And madness of the ungodly man.
And he has dashed out my teeth with gravel, He has fed me with ashes.
2 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
she holding two votes, one for the death, the other for the preservation of her children,
As a drop of water unto the sea, and a gravel stone in comparison of the sand; So are a thousand years to the days of eternity.
First 7 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G5586.
And Zipporah having taken a stone cut off the foreskin of her son, and fell at his feet and said, The blood of the circumcision of my son is staunched:
I and my heart went round about to know, And to examine, and to seek wisdom, and the account of things, And to know the folly and trouble And madness of the ungodly man.
And he has dashed out my teeth with gravel, He has fed me with ashes.
Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them.
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.
she holding two votes, one for the death, the other for the preservation of her children,
As a drop of water unto the sea, and a gravel stone in comparison of the sand; So are a thousand years to the days of eternity.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G5586, grouped by book.
Psephos (Strong's G5586) is a Greek word most simply glossed "stone". psephos (psay`-fos) n. 1. a pebble (as worn smooth by handling) 2. (by implication) of use as a counter or ballot (a verdict (of acquittal) or ticket (of admission)
This page currently indexes 7 linked usages for Strong's G5586 across 7 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G5586 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as stone, having, son, know, man, and gravel. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Yes. The current local index includes 3 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 2 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G5586, with linked reader references where each row is available.