ἥμισυς
hēmisus
“half”
Definition
(as noun) half
neuter of a derivative from an inseparable prefix akin to G260 (ἅμα) (through the idea of partition involved in connection) and meaning semi-;
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Adjective
G:A
Greek Adjective
Occurrences
ἥμισυς appears 5 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will repay it fourfold.”
And he swore to her, “Whatever you ask of me, I will give you, up to half my kingdom!”
For three and a half days all peoples and tribes and tongues and nations will view their bodies and will not permit them to be laid in a tomb.
But after the three and a half days, the breath of life from God entered the two witnesses, and they stood on their feet, and great fear fell upon those who saw them.
But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle to fly from the presence of the serpent to her place in the wilderness, where she was nourished for a time, and times, and half a time.
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