Greek Word Study · Strong’s G2255
ἥμισυς
hēmisus · “half”
Used 5 times across 3 books
Definition
ἥμισυς, -εια, -υ genitive, -ους (late, as in π., for cl., -εος Bl., § 8, 4; Mayser, 294), n. p1., ἡμίσια (Rec., cl., -εια),
[in LXX for חֵצִי, מַחֲצִית ;] half;
1. as adj., agreeing in gender and number with the substantive following, τὰ ἡμίσια τ. ὑταρχόντων, Luk.19:8.
2. As neut. subst., τὸ ἥμισυ, the half; ἥ. (anarth.), a half: with genitive, ἥ. καιροῦ, Rev.12:14; ἕως ἡμίσους τ. βασιλείας μου, Mrk.6:23; after a cardinal number, ἡμέρας τρεῖς κ. ἥμισυ, Rev.11:9, 11.†
[in LXX for חֵצִי, מַחֲצִית ;] half;
1. as adj., agreeing in gender and number with the substantive following, τὰ ἡμίσια τ. ὑταρχόντων, Luk.19:8.
2. As neut. subst., τὸ ἥμισυ, the half; ἥ. (anarth.), a half: with genitive, ἥ. καιροῦ, Rev.12:14; ἕως ἡμίσους τ. βασιλείας μου, Mrk.6:23; after a cardinal number, ἡμέρας τρεῖς κ. ἥμισυ, Rev.11:9, 11.†
Where it appears
Mark1
Luke1
Revelation3
In the text
Mark 6:23And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom.Luke 19:8And Zaccheus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.Revelation 11:9And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves.Revelation 11:11And after three days and an half the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them.Revelation 12:14And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.
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