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ἥμισυς

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
ἥμισυς, εια, υ
Greek transliteration: 
hēmisys
Simplified transliteration: 
hemisys
Numbers
Strong's number: 
2255
GK Number: 
2468
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
5
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
a-2b
Gloss: 
half (temporal and spacial)
Definition: 
half, Mk. 6:23; Lk. 19:8; Rev. 11:9, 11; 12:14*

Greek-English Concordance for ἥμισυς

Mark 6:23 And he promised her insistently with an oath, “Whatever you ask for, I will give it to you, up to half (hēmisous | ἡμίσους | gen sg neut) of my kingdom.”
Luke 19:8 Zacchaeus, as he stood there, said to the Lord, “Look, half (hēmisia | ἡμίσια | acc pl neut) of what I own, Lord, I will give to the poor, and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will repay fourfold.”
Revelation 11:9 For three and a half (hēmisy | ἥμισυ | acc sg neut) days those from every people and tribe and language and nation will gaze at their dead bodies and refuse to let them be placed in a tomb.
Revelation 11:11 But after the three and a half (hēmisy | ἥμισυ | acc sg neut) days, the breath of life from God entered them and they stood on their feet; and great fear fell on those who were watching them.
Revelation 12:14 But the woman was given the two wings of a great eagle so she could fly away into the wilderness to the place where she would be taken care of for a time, and times, and half (hēmisy | ἥμισυ | acc sg neut) a time, safe from the presence of the serpent.