ἡμιθανῆ

emithane

half dead

from a presumed compound of the base of ἥμισυ and θνήσκω; half dead, i.e. entirely exhausted:--half dead.

G2253

Luke 10:30 · Word #24

Lexicon G2253

Lemmaἡμιθανής
Transliterationhēmithanḗs
Strong'sG2253
In-contexthalf dead
Literalhalf-dead

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

Lexical Info

Lemmaἡμιθανής
Strong'sG2253

SIBI-P1 G2253-01

a half-dead (man)

Morphological NotesAdjective, accusative masculine singular (Gr,NS,,,,AMS,); two-termination adjective used substantivally to describe a male person in the accusative case.
Rendering RationaleThe adjective ἡμιθανής combines ἥμισυ (half) and a form related to θνῄσκω (to die), literally meaning "half-dead." The form ἡμιθανῆ is accusative masculine singular, here functioning substantivally to describe a specific male individual as the direct object—thus rendered "a half-dead (man)," preserving both the compound root meaning and the masculine singular accusative force.

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Word Usage

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Luke 10:30 ἡμιθανῆ emithane half dead