G2255 – hemisus – ἥμισυς – to be half
- Strong’s ID:
- G2255
- Greek Word:
- ἥμισυς
- Transliteration:
- hēmisys / hemisus
- Pronunciation:
- hay’-mee-soo
- Part of Speech:
- adjective
- Etymology:
- neuter of a derivative from an inseparable prefix akin to G260 (through the idea of partition involved in connection) and meaning semi-
- Usage Count:
- 5
- Search:
- Find “hemisus” in the Bible (New Testament)
Strong’s Greek Lexicon
neuter of a derivative from an inseparable prefix akin to G260 (through the idea of partition involved in connection) and meaning semi-; (as noun) half:—half.
Owing to changes in the enumeration while in progress, there were no words left for numbers 2717 and 3203–3302, which were therefore silently dropped out of the vocabulary and references as redundant.
Thayer’s Greek Definitions
1) half
Thayer’s Definitions are as edited by the Online Bible of Winterbourne, Ontario. They removed the etymology, cross-references, and Greek phrases and changed some of Thayer’s Unitarian doctrinal positions concerning the work and person of Christ.