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There are two meanings (and etymologies) possible for this name. The first is that it means "without darkness", derived from the Greek negative prefix ἄ- (a) combined with the Greek noun ψέφος (psephos) meaning "darkness". The latter is ultimately derived from Greek ψέφας (psephas) meaning "gloom, darkness". The second possibility is that the name means "without a pebble" or "without a vote", derived from the Greek negative prefix ἄ- (a-) combined with the Greek noun ψῆφος (psephos) meaning "a small round worn stone, pebble" as well as "ballot, vote". Also compare the Greek noun ψηφίον (psephion) meaning "small pebble, gravel". Finally, Apsephion was the name of an eponymous archon of Athens, who lived in the 5th century BC.