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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 2253. ἡμιθανής (hémithanés) -- Half-dead</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/2253.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/ephesians/4-11.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/2253.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 2253</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/2252.htm" title="2252">◄</a> 2253. hémithanés <a href="../greek/2254.htm" title="2254">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">hémithanés: Half-dead</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ἡμιθανής</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>hémithanés<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>hay-mee-than-ACE<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(hay-mee-than-ace')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Half-dead<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>half-dead.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From the Greek prefix ἡμι- (hēmi-, meaning "half") and θανής (thanés, related to θάνατος, thanatos, meaning "death").<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "hémithanés," the concept of being near death can be related to Hebrew terms like גָּוַע (gāvaʿ, Strong's H1478), meaning "to expire" or "to perish," and מוּת (mûth, Strong's H4191), meaning "to die."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "hémithanés" is used to describe a state of being half-dead or nearly dead. It conveys a condition of severe injury or extreme weakness, where life is barely sustained. This word is used to depict a critical state of physical distress.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient world, the concept of being "half-dead" would have been understood as being in a precarious state between life and death, often due to violence, illness, or exposure to harsh conditions. The term reflects the harsh realities of life in ancient times, where medical care was limited, and survival often depended on the mercy and assistance of others.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from the same as <a href="/greek/2255.htm">hémisus</a> and <a href="/greek/2348.htm">thnéskó</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>half dead<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>half dead (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2253: ἡμιθανής</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἡμιθανής</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ἡμιθανες</span> (from <span class="greek2">ἠμί</span> half, and <span class="greek2">θνῄσκω</span>, 2 aorist <span class="greek2">ἔθανον</span>), <span class="accented">half dead</span>: <a href="/interlinear/luke/10-30.htm">Luke 10:30</a>. ((<span class="abbreviation">Dionysius Halicarnassus</span> 10, 7); <span class="abbreviation">Diodorus</span> 12, 62; <span class="abbreviation">Strabo</span> 2, p. 98; <span class="abbreviation">Anthol.</span> 11, 392, 4; (4 Macc. 4:11); others.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>half dead. <p>From a presumed compound of the base of <a href="/greek/2255.htm">hemisu</a> and <a href="/greek/2348.htm">thnesko</a>; half dead, i.e. Entirely exhausted -- half dead. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2255.htm">hemisu</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2348.htm">thnesko</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>ημιθανη ημιθανή ἡμιθανῆ emithane ēmithanē hemithane hemithanê hēmithanē hēmithanē̂<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/luke/10-30.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 10:30</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular">Adj-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/10.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀπῆλθον ἀφέντες <b>ἡμιθανῆ</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> leaving <span class="itali">him half dead.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/luke/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> leaving <span class="itali">[him] half dead.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/10-30.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> went away having left [him] <span class="itali">half dead</span><p><b><a href="/greek/2253.htm">Strong's Greek 2253</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2253.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/e_mithane__2253.htm">ἡμιθανῆ — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/2252.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2252"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2252" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/2254.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2254"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2254" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>