Limited to Mk. 6:23; Lk. 19:8; Rev. 11:9, 11; 12:14, the Greek adjective “hemisus” meant “half” or “one-half.”  Herod was willing to give up to “half” his kingdom after seeing a young woman perform (Mk. 6:23).  Zacchaeus offered “half” his goods to the poor (Lk. 19:8).