ἱμάς
hē-mä's
masculine noun
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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