Half an hour
ἡμιώριονStrong’s G2256hēmiōrion
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Hēmiōrion is the Greek word usually translated “half an hour”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.”
Meaning
Usually translated “half an hour”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- half an hour 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Revelation 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
ἡμιώριον hēmiōrion · half an hour
ἡμίωρον (Rec. -ιον), -ου, τό (ἥμι, half + ὥρα), half an hour: Rev.8:1.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.