Strong’s G2255 · Greek
ἥμισυ
hḗmisy
Definition
(as noun) half
Etymology
neuter of a derivative from an inseparable prefix akin to G260 (ἅμα) (through the idea of partition involved in connection) and meaning semi-;
Word family
How the KJV renders it
- half
Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.