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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 BoxMar 1:7 - And he was [fn]preaching, saying, “After me One is coming who is mightier than I, and I am not fit to stoop down and untie the strap G2438 of His sandals.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:16 - John answered, saying to them all, “As for me, I baptize you with water, but One is coming who is mightier than I, and I am not fit to untie the strap G2438 of His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:27 - “This One is He who comes after me, of whom I am not worthy to untie the strap G2438 of His sandal.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 22:25

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:25 - But when they stretched him out [fn]with leather G2438 straps G2438, Paul said to the centurion who was standing by, “Is it [fn]lawful for you to flog a man who is a Roman and uncondemned?”
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