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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).
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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 4 times in 4 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:7 - And he was preaching, saying, “After me comes He who is mightier [more powerful, more noble] than I, and I am not worthy to stoop down and untie the straps of His sandals [even as His slave].

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:16 - John answered them all by saying, “As for me, I baptize you [only] [fn]with water; but One who is mightier [more powerful, more noble] than I is coming, and I am not fit to untie the strap of His sandals [even as His slave]. He will baptize you [who truly repent] with the Holy Spirit and [you who remain unrepentant] with [fn]fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:27 - “It is He [the preeminent One] who comes after me, the [fn]strap of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie [even as His slave].”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 22:25

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:25 - But when they had stretched him out [fn]with the leather straps [in preparation for the whip], Paul said to the centurion who was standing by, “Is it legal for you to whip a man who is a Roman citizen and uncondemned [without a trial]?”
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