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Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

"to have, to hold;" then, "to hold in the mind, to regard, to count," has this significance in Matthew 14:5 , "they counted Him as a prophet;" Philemon 1:17 , "If then thou countest me a partner;" Mark 11:32 , AV, (RV, "hold"); Acts 20:24 , AV. See ABLE.

primarily, "to lead the way;" hence, "to lead before the mind, account," is found with this meaning in Philippians 2:3 , RV (AV, "esteem"); Philippians 2:6 , RV (AV, "thought"); Philippians 2:25 (AV, "supposed"); Philippians 3:7,8; 2 Thessalonians 3:15; 1 Timothy 1:12; 6:1; Hebrews 10:29; James 1:2; Hebrews 11:11 (AV, "judged"); 2 Peter 2:13; 3:9 . See ACCOUNT.

"to reckon," is rendered "count" in 2 Corinthians 10:2 , RV (AV, "think"); "counted" in the AV of Romans 2:26; 4:3,5; 9:8 (RV, "reckoned").

akin to psephos, "a stone," used in voting, occurs in Luke 14:28; Revelation 13:18 .

"to count up," occurs in Acts 19:19 .

Note: In James 5:11 , makarizo, "to pronounce blessed," is rendered "count ... happy," AV (RV, "call ..."). For kataxioo see ACCOUNT , No. 5. For "descent is counted" see GENEALOGY.