vote

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

substantive

P. and V. ψῆφος, ἡ; see ballot.

decree: P. and V. ψήφισμα, τό, ψῆφος, ἡ.

motion, proposal: Ar. and P. γνώμη, ἡ.

decision: P. διαψήφισις, ἡ.

vote by show of hands: P. χειροτονία, ἡ, διαχειροτονία, ἡ.

put the vote, v.: P. ψῆφον ἐπάγειν.

put to the vote: P. ἐπιψηφίζειν (acc.).

put the vote to: P. ψῆφον διδόναι (dat.) (Dem. 1303).

cast one's vote: P. and V. ψῆφον φέρω, ψῆφον φέρειν, ψῆφον τίθεσθαι.

cast one's vote in favour of: P. and V. ψῆφον προστίθεσθαι (dat.).

verdict where the votes are equal, subs.: ἰσόψηφος δίκη, ἡ (Aesch., Eumenides 795).

manufacturing votes, adj.: V. ψηφοποιός (Sophocles, Ajax 1135).

verb transitive

Ar. and P. ψηφίζεσθαι (acc.).

verb intransitive

P. and V. ψῆφον φέρω, ψῆφον φέρειν, ψῆφον τίθεσθαι, ψηφίζεσθαι (rare V.), P. διαψηφίζεσθαι.

vote by show of hands: Ar. and P. χειροτονεῖν, P. διαχειροτονεῖν.

vote against: Ar. and P. ἀντιχειροτονεῖν (absol.), ἀποχειροτονεῖν (acc.).

they voted against (the letter) being sent: P. ἀπεψηφίσαντο (τὴν ἐπιστολὴν) μὴ πέμπειν (Dem. 396).

vote for (person or thing): Ar. and P. χειροτονεῖν (acc.).

vote for (thing): Ar. and P. ψηφίζεσθαι (acc.).

vote for a person's acquittal: P. ἀποχειροτονεῖν (gen.), ἀποψηφίζεσθαι (gen.).

vote for a person's condemnation: P. καταψηφίζεσθαι (gen.), καταχειροτονεῖν (gen.).

vote in addition: P. προσψηφίζεσθαι (absol.).

vote on a person's side: Ar. συμψηφίζεσθαι (dat.).

voting on a person's side, adj.: P. σύμψηφος, ὁμόψηφος.

having equal rights of voting: P. and V. ἰσόψηφος.