Half
ἥμισυςStrong’s G2255hēmisus
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Hēmisus is the Greek word usually translated “half”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom.”
Meaning
Usually translated “half”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- half 3
- a half 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Revelation 3
- Mark 1
- Luke 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 19:8And Zacchaeus 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.
Greek dictionary
ἥμισυς hēmisus · half
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.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “half” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
H'ALF, noun
h'af. plural halves, pronoun h'avz.
All definitions and other forms of “half”
H'ALF, verb transitive
To divide into halves. [See Halve.]
H'ALF, adverb
In part, or in an equal part of degree.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.