G2438

ἱμάς

himas

Masculine noun · Perhaps from the same as ἅμα (G260)

Perhaps from the same as G260; a strap, i.e. (specially) the tie (of a sandal) or the lash (of a scourge):—latchet, thong.

Outline

a thong of leather, a strap

in the NT of the thongs with which captives or criminals were either bound or beaten
of the thongs or ties by which sandals were fastened to the feet

Usages

Mark 1:7

And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.

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Luke 3:16

John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:

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John 1:27

He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe’s latchet I am not worthy to unloose.

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Acts 22:25

And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?

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