to calculate

Greek Verb

ψηφίζω (ψῆφος), [in LXX: 3Ki.3:8 8:5 A (סָפַר ni.) *;] to count (prop, with pebbles), reckon, calculate: τ. δαπάνην, Luk.14:28; τ. ἀριθμόν (i.e. calculate the number's meaning), Rev.13:18 (in cl. chiefly mid, to vote by casting a pebble; cf. συγ-κατα, συμ-φηφίζω). (AS)

to calculate

Greek Verb

ψηφ-ίζω, future Attic dialect -ιῶ (ἐπι-) [Refs 4th c.BC+]: aorist ἐψήφισα [Refs 5th c.BC+]perfect ἐψήφικα (ἐπ-) [Refs 5th c.BC+]:— middle, see below [Refs]:—passive, see below [Refs]:—count, reckon, properly with pebbles (ψῆφοι), [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; ψ. δακτύλοις Plu. [prev. cited] 2) ἐὰν ψηφίσῃς τὸ ἓν ἐν γράμμασιν, i.e. if you add up the numerical values of the letters in the word ἕν, [Refs] II) more frequently in middle ψηφίζομαι: future Attic dialect ψηφιοῦμαι [Refs 5th c.BC+] is falsa lectio where found, e.g. in [Refs 5th c.BC+] in middle sense, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—properly, cast one's vote with a pebble: II.1) absolutely, εἰς ὑδρίαν ψ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]: generally, vote, ψήφῳ ψηφίζεσθαι μὴ φεύγειν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τοῖς νόμοις ψηφίσασθαι vote in support of the laws, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.2) with accusative, vote for, carry by vote, τὸν πόλεμον [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ψηφίσασθαί τινι τὸν πλοῦν vote him the voyage, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κλῆρόν τινι ψ. to adjudge it to, [Refs 4th c.BC+] vote him a god, [Refs 1st c.AD+] II.3) with infinitive, vote, resolve to do something, with infinitive present, ψ. μένειν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ψ. τι δρᾶν [Refs 4th c.BC+]: with infinitive aorist, ψ. νέας ἀποστεῖλαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]infinitive future, ψ. πάντας ἀποσφάξειν (better ἀποσφάξαι as codex P) [Refs 1st c.BC+]: with accusative et infinitive, vote that, ψ. τὰς σπονδὰς λελύσθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.4) ψ. περί, ὑπέρ τινος, [Refs 5th c.BC+] III) active is used in signification decide by vote, δίκην κατ᾽ ἄλλου. ἐψήφισαν [Refs 5th c.BC+], and is also found in [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; ψηφίζομεν is uncertain in [Refs 2nd c.AD+] —passive, aorist ψηφισθῆναι be voted, τοῖς στρατηγοῖς εἴ του προσδέοιντο ψηφισθῆναι ἐς τὸν ἔκπλουν [Refs 5th c.BC+]: future, τὰ ψηφισθησόμενα [Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect, ἐψηφισμένοι θανεῖν condemned by vote, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

Greek

Verb

to use pebbles in enumeration, i.e. (generally) to compute; count; from g5586 (ψῆφος)