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Lexicon :: Strong's G2438 - himas

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ἱμάς
Transliteration
himas (Key)
Pronunciation
hee-mas'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Perhaps from the same as ἅμα (G260)
mGNT
4x in 2 unique form(s) TR
4x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
3x in 3 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

ἱμάς himás, hee-mas'; perhaps from the same as G260; a strap, i.e. (specially) the tie (of a sandal) or the lash (of a scourge):—latchet, thong.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G2438 in the following manner: latchet (3x), thong (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G2438 in the following manner: latchet (3x), thong (1x).

  1. a thong of leather, a strap

    1. in the NT of the thongs with which captives or criminals were either bound or beaten

    2. of the thongs or ties by which sandals were fastened to the feet

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἱμάς himás, hee-mas'; perhaps from the same as G260; a strap, i.e. (specially) the tie (of a sandal) or the lash (of a scourge):—latchet, thong.
STRONGS G2438:
ἱμάς, -άντος, ὁ, (from ἵημι to send; namely, a vessel, which was tied to thongs of leather and let down into a well for the purpose of drawing water; hence, ἱμάω also, to draw something made fast to a thong or rope [recent etymology connect it with Skt. si to bind; cf. Curtius § 602; Vanicek, p. 1041]); from Homer down; a thong of leather, a strap; in the N. T. of the thongs with which captives or criminals were either bound or beaten (see προτείνω), Acts 22:25 (4 Macc. 9:11; Sir. 30:35); of the thongs or ties by which sandals were fastened to the feet, Mark 1:7; Luke 3:16; John 1:27, (so also in Isaiah 5:27; Xenophon, anab. 4, 5, 14; Plutarch, symp. 4, 2, 3; Suidas ἱμάς. σφαιρωτὴρ σανδαλίου, ζανίχιον, οἷον τὸ λώριον τοῦ ὑποδήματος).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Isaiah
5:27
Mark
1:7
Luke
3:16
John
1:27
Acts
22:25

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2438 matches the Greek ἱμάς (himas),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 39:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:10 - δήσεις δὲ ἐν ἱμᾶσι G2438 ζυγὸν αὐτοῦ ἢ ἑλκύσει σου αὔλακας ἐν πεδίῳ

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:18 - οὐαὶ οἱ ἐπισπώμενοι τὰς ἁμαρτίας ὡς σχοινίῳ μακρῷ καὶ ὡς ζυγοῦ ἱμάντι G2438 δαμάλεως τὰς ἀνομίας

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:27

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:27 - οὐ πεινάσουσιν οὐδὲ κοπιάσουσιν οὐδὲ νυστάξουσιν οὐδὲ κοιμηθήσονται οὐδὲ λύσουσιν τὰς ζώνας αὐτῶν ἀπὸ τῆς ὀσφύος αὐτῶν οὐδὲ μὴ ῥαγῶσιν οἱ ἱμάντες G2438 τῶν ὑποδημάτων αὐτῶν
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