GreekG2255Adjective

ἥμισυς

hēmisus

5Occurrences
G2255Strong's #
AdjectivePart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

(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-;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
n. p1., *ἡμίσια *(Rec., cl., -εια), half
1.as adj., agreeing in gender and number with the substantive following, τὰ ἡμίσια ὑταρχόντων.
2.As neut. subst., τὸ ἥμισυ, the half; ἥ. (anarth.), a half
LXX: for חֵצִי, מַחֲצִית

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Adjective

Morphology Code

G:A

Full Description

Greek Adjective

Occurrences

ἥμισυς appears 5 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Revelation
3
Luke
1
Mark
1

Key Passages

Luke 19:8BSB

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.”

Mark 6:23BSB

And he swore to her, “Whatever you ask of me, I will give you, up to half my kingdom!”

Revelation 11:9BSB

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.

Revelation 11:11BSB

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.

Revelation 12:14BSB

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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