"also spelled ἡμίωρον, half an hour, Rev. 8:1*"
Definition and meaning
also spelled ἡμίωρον, half an hour, Rev. 8:1*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἡμιώριον
Historical context
Domitian required people across the empire to address him as Dominus et Deus — Lord and God. Christians who refused to burn incense before the emperor's image faced economic exclusion and imprisonment. The book was written in apocalyptic imagery that believers would recognize but Roman authorities would not — a letter of resistance written to people being crushed by the most powerful empire on earth.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of hemiorion (G2256) across the King James Bible.
And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.
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Common questions
Strong's G2256 (hemiorion) is a Greek word that means: also spelled ἡμίωρον, half an hour, Rev. 8:1* It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word hemiorion (G2256) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2256 is hemiorion, a Greek word defined as: also spelled ἡμίωρον, half an hour, Rev. 8:1*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
hemiorion is a Greek word found in the New Testament.