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Gloss a small round worn stone, pebble,
ψῆφος, Dor.
ψᾶφος, Aeol.
ψᾶφαξ,ἡ, gen. pl.
A.
ψηφάων
Man. 4.448
: (ψάω):—a small round worn stone, pebble,
ψᾶφος ἑλισσομένα
Pi. O. 10(11).9
;οὐκ ἂν εἰδείην λέγειν ποντιᾶν ψάφων ἀριθμόνib. 13.46 ;ψήφῳ μούνῃ διατετρανέεις,opp.μόγις ἂν λίθῳ παίσας διαρρήξειας,
Hdt. 3.12 ;ψ. ἄμμουagrainof sand, LXX Si. 18.10 .
2. precious stone, gem,
Philostr. VA 3.27 ; esp. worn in a ring, Luc. DMeretr. 9 .
II. acc. to the various uses made of such pebbles:
1. pebble used for reckoning, counter, λογίζεσθαι ψήφοιςcalculate or reckon byabacus, cipher,
Close Browse lexicon entries Hdt. 2.36 , etc.: hence to reckonexactlyor accurately,opp.ἀπὸ χειρὸς λ.,
Ar. V. 656 (anap.); οὐ τιθεὶς ψήφους
: metaph., ταῖς τοῦ συμφέροντος ψήφοις μετρεῖν τὰς ἔχθρας καὶ τὰς φιλίας
: henceψῆφοςitself for acipher, number, πὸτ ἄρτιον(sc.ἀριθμὸν) ποτθέμειν . . ψᾶφον
: pl.,accounts, καθαραὶ ψ.,where there is an exact balance, D. 18.227 ; οἱ περὶ τὰς ψ. calculators,
;δακτυλικὴ ψ. reckoningon the fingers, AP 11.290 ( Pall. ); of astrologicalcalculations,
b. in Magic,κατέχων τὴν ψ.(i. e. the object on which thenumberis written)λέγε. . PMag.Par. 1.1048 , cf. 937 .
2. pebble used for a draughts-orchess-man,
Pl. R. 487c ; κύβος ἐν παιδιᾷ ψήφων
b. pebbleused by jugglers, ψηφάων παῖκται
3. pebble used in divination,
4. cubeused in mosaic pavements, Gal. Protr. 8 .
5. pebble used in voting,
; ἐὰν μὴ τῇ ψ . . . ψηφίσωνται κρύβδην ψηφιζόμενοι
: hence,the voteitself,ψῆφον φέρεινgiveone's vote,
, cf. And. 1.2 , D. 57.61 , etc.; ὑπέρ τινος
= ψηφίζεσθαι , Hdt. 8.123 , cf. 6.57 ; εἰς τεῦχος . . ψήφους ἔθεντο
; c.inf., Hdt. 3.73 ; ψ. προσθέσθαι
;ψήφῳ διαιρεῖνto determineby vote,
A. Eu. 630 ;ψήφῳ κρίνειν,
Th. 1.87 , etc.; μεταλαβὼν τὸ πέμπτον μέρος τῶν ψ.
, cf. Lex ap. D. 21.47 : in collect. sense,ἐχρῆν . . ψ. περὶ αὐτοῦ γενέσθαι a voteis taken, Antipho 5.47 ; ἡ καθαιροῦσα ψ.
;οἷς ἂν πλείστη γένηται ψ.a majorityof votes,
Pl. Lg. 759d :τὴν ψῆφον ἐπάγεινto putthe voteorquestion,of the president, Th. 1.119 , 125 ; ψῆφον δοῦναι περί τινος
, cf. D. 21.188 ; ψ. ἀναδοὺς περί τινος
; so ψ. περὶ ἡμῶν ὑπὲρ ἀνδραποδισμοῦ προτεθεῖσαν
;διένεμον(vv. ll.διενέμοντο, ἔφερον)τὰς ψ.were casting theirvotes,
Hdt. 8.123 ;ὑπὸ ψήφου μιᾶςwith oneaccord,
Ar. Lys. 270 ;ψ. φανεράopenvoting,
; τὴν ψ. οὐκ εἰς καδίσκους ἀλλὰ φανερὰν ἐπὶ τὰς τραπέζας τίθεσθαι
, cf. Pl. Lg. 767d , 855d ; opp.ψ. ἀφανής votingby ballot, Aeschin. 3.233 ; κρύβδην τὴν ψ. φέρειν
, cf. 1424b2 , Ath. 69.1 .
b. that which is carried by vote, a vote, ψ. καταγνώσεως a voteof condemnation, Th. 3.82 ;ψῆφος αὐτῷ ἐπῆκτο περὶ φυγῆς a voteof banishment was moved for against him, X. An. 7.7.57 , cf. A. Th. 198 ; ψήφῳ πόλεως γνωσθεῖσαι
;λιθίνα ψᾶφος a decreewritten on stone, Pi. O. 7.87 ;διδοῖ ψᾶφον περ' αὐτᾶς[the oak] givesjudgementof itself, Id. P. 4.265 ;ψ. φλεγυρὰ βροτῶν,i. e.public opinion,
Cratin. 57 (lyr.);τίν' ἂν ψῆφον θεῖο;whatjudgment. . ? Pl. Prt. 330c , cf. R. 450a ; ἡ ἐμὴ ψ.
d. Ἀθηνᾶς ψ., calculus Minervae,prov. phrase to expressacquittal,when the votes were even, Philostr. VS 2.3 .
e. ψ.is sts. omitted, κἂν ἴσαι γένωνται
), prov.ἐπὶ τῶν ἱερῶν καὶ ἀθίκτων,of the scene of contest betw. Athena and Poseidon, Suid. , etc.
g. Κόννου ψ., negligible quantity, cipher,
Ar. V. 675 (anap.), cf.Κοννᾶς.
6. place of voting, tribunal,
References Man. 4.448 Pi. O. 10(11).9 13.46 Hdt. 3.12 LXX Si. 18.10 Philostr. VA 3.27 Luc. DMeretr. 9 Hdt. 2.36 Ar. V. 656 D. 18.229 A. Ag. 570 E. Rh. 309 Plb. 2.47.5 Epich. 170 D. 18.227 Alciphr. 1.26 Plu. 2.812e AP 11.290 Pall. Vett.Val. 10.15 PMag.Par. 1.1048 937 Pl. R. 487c Plu. 2.427f Apollod. 3.10.2 Gal. Protr. 8 Hdt. 9.55 D. 59.89 A. Eu. 680 And. 1.2 D. 57.61 Lycurg. 7 Id. 11 E. Supp. 484 Hdt. 8.123 6.57 A. Ag. 816 Hdt. 3.73 Th. 1.40 A. Eu. 630 Th. 1.87 Pl. Ap. 36b D. 21.47 Antipho 5.47 Lys. 13.37 D. 19.66 Pl. Lg. 759d Th. 1.119 125 IG 22.222.24 D. 21.188 App. BC 1.100 D. 19.65 Ar. Lys. 270 Th. 4.74 Th. 3.82 X. An. 7.7.57 A. Th. 198 Id. Supp. 7 S. Ant. 60 Pi. O. 7.87 Id. P. 4.265 Cratin. 57 Pl. Prt. 330c R. 450a Id. Phlb. 57a Philostr. VS 2.3 Ar. Ra. 685 Luc. 18 22 Hsch. Suid. Ar. V. 675 E. IT 945 El. 1263 Lib. Or. 18.13 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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