- Original: ἡμιθανής - Transliteration: hemithanes - Phonetic: hay-mee-than-ace' - Definition: 1. half dead - Origin: from a presumed compound of the base of G2255 and G2348 - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Adjective - Strong's: From a presumed compound of the base of G2255 and G2348 ; half dead that is entirely exhausted: - half dead.