Adjective hēmisys (half) in the Gospels-Acts

(Translation from NRSV)


Mark

6: 23And he solemnly swore to her, "Whatever you ask me, I will give you, even half (hēmisys) of my kingdom."

Luke

19: 8Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, "Look, half (hēmisys) of my possessions, Lord, I will give to the poor; and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will pay back four times as much."