ἡμιθανῆ
hēmithanḗs
half dead
Literally 'half-dead'; pertains to a state of being in which a person is near death, barely alive, or extremely weakened—so feeble or close to lifelessness as to be on the threshold between life and death. Can describe someone severely wounded, entirely exhausted, or in a critical condition but not yet deceased.
Luke 10:30 · Word #24
Lexicon G2253
| Lemma | ἡμιθανής |
| Transliteration | hēmithanḗs |
| Strong's | G2253 |
| Definition | Literally 'half-dead'; pertains to a state of being in which a person is near death, barely alive, or extremely weakened—so feeble or close to lifelessness as to be on the threshold between life and death. Can describe someone severely wounded, entirely exhausted, or in a critical condition but not yet deceased. |
Morphology ADJ.S ACC M SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | ADJ.S — Substantive Adjective — An adjective functioning as a noun |
| Case | ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | half dead |
| Literal | half-dead |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἡμιθανής |
| Strong's | G2253 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G2253-01
half-dead one
| Morphological Notes | Substantive adjective; accusative masculine singular (Gr,NS,,,,AMS), functioning as a noun describing a male individual in a near-death state. |
| Rendering Rationale | The compound unites ἡμι- ("half") and θαν- ("to die"), yielding the literal sense "half-dead." As an accusative masculine singular substantive adjective, it denotes "a half-dead one" as the direct object. |
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