Lexical Definition

‎ἥμισυ‎ hḗmisy (hay'-mee-soo) half ^G:A
neuter of a derivative from an inseparable prefix akin to ‎ἅμα‎ (through the idea of partition involved in connection) and meaning semi-

half.

• (as noun) half

Abbott-Smith

ἥμισυς, -εια, -υ, gen., -ους (late, as in π., for cl., -εος; Bl., §8, 4; Mayser, 294), n. p1., ἡμίσια (Rec., cl., -εια), [in LXX for חֲצִי, מַחֲצִית;] half;
1. as adj., agreeing in gender and number with the substantive following, τὰ ἡμίσια τ. ὑταρχόντων, Lk 19:8.
2. As neut. subst., τὸ ἥμισυ, the half; ἥ. (anarth.), a half: c. gen., ἥ. καιροῦ, Re 12:14; ἕως ἡμίσους τ. βασιλείας μου, Mk 6:23; after a cardinal number, ἡμέρας τρεῖς κ. ἥμισυ, Re 11:9, 11.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

ἥμισυς, εια, υ,

genitive ἡμίσεος [Refs 5th c.BC+] is sometimes a variant, as in [Refs 5th c.BC+] [same places], and is found in later writers, as [Refs 5th c.BC+]; later contraction ἡμίσους [LXX+8th c.BC+], Attic dialect ἡμίσεις [Refs 5th c.BC+], etc.: Ionic dialect feminine ἡμίσεᾰ [Refs 5th c.BC+]), accusative plural -έας [Refs 5th c.BC+]: ἥμυσυς (assim.), [Refs 5th c.BC+], etc.: neuter ἥμισον, τό, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also ἥμισσον, τό, [Refs 4th c.BC+]: accusative plural τοὺς ἡμίσους [Refs]:—half,

__I as adjective, ἡμίσεες λαοί half the people, ἡ. δ᾽ ἄρα λαοὶ ἐρητύοντο.. ἡ. δ᾽ ἀναβάντες ἐλαύνομεν [Refs 8th c.BC+] as substantive (see.[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἥμισυς λόγος half the tale, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; τὸ ἥμισυ τεῖχος [Refs 5th c.BC+] half of what he intended, [Refs 5th c.BC+]. 'half-and-half', [Refs]
__I.2 in Prose also with the substantive in genitive and giving its gender and number to ἥμισυς, τῶν νήσων τὰς ἡμισέας [Refs 5th c.BC+]; αἱ ἡμίσειαι τῶν νεῶν half of the ships, [Refs 5th c.BC+]. half of them, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II as substantive in neuter, ἥ. τιμῆς, ἐνάρων, ἀρετῆς[Refs 8th c.BC+]; τὸ μὲν.., τὸ δ᾽ ἥ. [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐν ἡμίσει τῆς νυκτός at midnight, [LXX+8th c.BC+]; θἤμισυ [Refs 5th c.BC+]: indeclinable, ἀπὸ τοῦ ἥ. [LXX]; τῷ ἥ. φυλῆς[LXX+5th c.BC+]; ῥαφανίδων τὰ ἡ. Thphr.[same place]: after Numerals, ἐν δυοῖν καὶ ἡμίσει ἡμέρας [Refs 1st c.BC+]: indeclinable, τριῶν ἥμισυ σταδίων [Refs 1st c.BC+]: as adverb, ἥ. μὲν νύμφην.., ἥ. δ᾽ αὖτε ὄφιν [Refs 8th c.BC+]: so in plural, τὰ μὲν ἡμίσεα φιλόπονος, τὰ δὲ ἡ. ἄπονος [Refs 5th c.BC+]. not half, [Refs 5th c.BC+] adverb ἡμισέως half-done, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.b ἥμισυ, τό,= ἡμίεκτον, [Refs 5th c.AD+]
__II.2 _feminine_, ἡ ἡμίσεια (i.e. μοῖρα), τῇ ἡμισείᾳ τῆς γῆς [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐ γὰρ ἐφ᾽ ἡμισείᾳ χρηστὸν εἶναι δεῖ by halves, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; enlarged from ἡμι-.)

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.1Kgs.16.9 ☩ LXX.Judg.16.3 ☩ LXX.Exod.30.15 ☩ LXX.Num.32.33}