G2255 ἥμισυ (hḗmisy)

ἥμισυς, -εια, -v; gen. ἡμίσους (Mk. vi. 23 [Sept. Ex. xxv. 9; etc. ], for the uncontr. form ἡμίσεος which is more com. in the earlier and more elegant Grk. writ. [fr. Hat. down]); neut. plur. ἡμίση, Lk. xix. 8 R G,a form in use from Theophr. down, for the earlier ἡμίσεα adopted by Lehm. (cf. Passow [also L. and 5.7 5. v.; W. § 9, 2d.; ἡμίσεια ἴῃ T Tr [ἡμίσια WH] seems due to acorruption of , the copyists, see Steph. Thes. iv. p. 170; Bttm. Ausf. Spr. i. p. 248; Alex. Bitm.in Stud. u. Krit. for 1862, p. 194 sq.; [N.T. Gram. 14 (13); Tdf. Proleg. p. 118; but esp. WH. App. p. 1587); Sept. for ΠΥ ΤΙ, much oftener ὙΠ; half; it takes the gender and number of the annexed substantive (where τὸ ἥμισυ might have been expected): τὰ ἡμίση τῶν ὑπαρχόντων, Lk. xix. 8 (so Grk. writ. say 6 ἥμισυς τοῦ βίου, of ἡμίσεις τῶν ἱππέων, see Passow 8. v.; [L. and 5. 5. ν. 1. 2; Kiihner ὃ 405, 5c.]; τὰς ἡμίσεις τῶν δυνάμεων, 1 Mace. iii. 34,37); neut. τὸ ἥμισυ, substantively, the half; without the art. a half: ἕως ἡμίσους τῆς βασιλείας μου (Esth. v. 3; vii. 2), Mk. vi. 235 ἥμισυν καιροῦ, Rev. xii. 14; as in class. Grk., καὶ ἥμισυ is added to cardinal numbers even where they are connected with masc. and fem. substantives, as τρεῖς ἡμέρας καὶ ἥμισυ, three days and a half, Rey. xi. 9, 11, (ὀψωνεῖν δυοῖν δραχμῶν καὶ ἡμίσους, Ath.6 p. 274 ο. ; δύο or ἑνὸς πήχεων καὶ ἡμίσους, Ex. xxv. 16; xxvi. 16; xxxviii. 1 [Alex.]); with καὶ omitted: Rey. xi. 9 Tdf. ed. 7 (μυριάδων ἑπτὰ ἡμίσους, Plut. Mar. 34).

ἥμισυς hēmisys 5x

half, Mk. 6:23; Lk. 19:8; Rev. 11:9, 11; 12:14*

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;

as adj., agreeing in gender and number with the substantive following, τὰ ἡμίσια τ. ὑταρχόντων, Lk 19:8.

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.†

ἥμισυς. P Petr II. 11 (1)5 (iii/B.c.) (= Selections, p. 7) ἀπὸ τούτον (a sum of 70 drachmae) τὸ μὲν ἥμυσυ εἰς τὰ δέοντα ὑπελιπόμην : the word is almost always so written in papyri of iii/s.c., while in the two following centuries ἥμυσυ and ἥμισυ occur with almost equal frequency, see Mayser Gr. p. 100f, Deissmann (BS, p. 186) gives a number of exx. of the gen. ἡμίσους from Imperial times, and cites ἥμισον μέρος from BGU I. 1834 (A.D. 85) as probably from a vulgar form ἥμισος common in Egypt (cf. Jannaris Gr. ὃ 4010). For neut. plur. ἡμίση see P Lond 265° (i/a.p.) (=II. p. 261) εἰς ἡμίση. Other exx. of the word from Imperial times are P Ryl II. 768 (late ii/A.D.) τὸ kat’ ἐμὲ ἥμισυ μέρος τῶν ὑπαρχόντων αὐτῆς, 16. 1681" (A.D. 120) κατὰ Td ἥμισυ͵ ““by halves,” and Meyer Os¢v 197 (A.D. 170) Μιῦις σεση(μείωμαι) γόμ(ον) ἕνα ἥμισυ τρίτον, where ἥμισυ is indeclinable as in the variant τὰ ἥμισυ of Lk τοῦ (cf. LXX Tob 10%, and see WH Wores?, p. 165). Add P Tebt I. 110° (B.C. 92 or 59) πυρῶν ἀρτάβας εἴκοσι τέσσαρες ἥμισυ, “2432 artabae of wheat,’’ BGU I. 290% (A.D. 150) πυροῦ . ἀδόλου ἀρτάβην play ἥμισυ, and 74. III. 920% (A.D. 180-1) τῶν ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ ἀρουρῶν t[p]i@v ἥμισυ τετάρτου καθαρῶν. Also P Oxy II. 277.“ (B.c. 19), a lease of 363 arourae—Gpovp(as) τριάκοντα ἕξ ἥμισυ τέταρτον, the produce of which was to be shared ‘‘ equally ᾿᾿---ἐφ᾽ ἡμεσίᾳ (/. ‘proe(a)—between landlord and tenant. Aphaeresis of the initial vowel produces the MGr μισός, pron, μισό, but in connexion with other numbers (#)ptov is used, as in P Tebt I, 110 (v. sepra). ἡ μίωρον. For the form ἡμιώριον which is read in Rev 81 by AC a/., add to the similar formations cited by Grimm-Thayer P Giss cas ηνίκα I. 4738 (time of Hadrian) (=Chrest. I. p. 383) τὸ ἡμιλεί[τρ]ιον τῆς πορφύρας.

ἥμισυς (hēmisus) — half. ἥμῐσυς, 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-.)