ἱμάς himas · G2438

leather strap

ἱμάς, -άντος, ὁ ; [in LXX: Isa.5:27 (שְׂרוֹךְ), Sir.33:26, 4Ma.9:11, al ; ] ; a thong, strap: for binding prisoners (Ma, Sir, ll. with), Act.22:25; for fastening sandals, Mk, Luk.3:16, Jhn.1:27.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἱμάς, ὁ, ; genitive ἱμάντος (not ἱμᾶς, ἱμᾶντος Hdn.Gr. 2.939): Epic dialect dative plural ἱμάντεσσι:— leathern strap or thong, []; a traces, []; b reins, [], etc.; τμητοῖς ἱμᾶσι []; c straps on which the body of the chariot was hung, []; d lash of a whip, formed by several thongs, []; e boxing-glove, consisting of several straps put round the hand,[]; 2 in singular, the magic girdle of Aphrodite, []; 2.b chin-strap of the helmet, []; 2.c thong, by which the bolt was shot home into the socket, …

Where it's used 4 times

Mark 1:7 · Luke 3:16 · John 1:27 · Acts 22:25

Source: TBESG G2438; TFLSJ G2438

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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