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In the New Testament, it is used to describe the leather thongs of a sandal or a whip.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient Greco-Roman world, leather straps or thongs were common in everyday life. They were used in various applications, from securing sandals to binding items together. Leather was a durable and flexible material, making it ideal for such purposes. In a biblical context, the mention of a "himas" often evokes imagery of simplicity and humility, as leather thongs were associated with the attire of common people, including travelers and laborers.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of uncertain origin<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a thong, strap<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>thong (3), thongs (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2438: ἱμάς</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἱμάς</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ἱμαντος</span>, <span class="greek2">ὁ</span> (from <span class="greek2">ἵημι</span> 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, <span class="greek2">ἱμάω</span> also, to draw something made fast to a thong or rope (recent etymol. connect it with Skt. si to bind; cf. <span class="abbreviation">Curtius</span>, § 602; <span class="abbreviation">Vanicek</span>, p. 1041)); from <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down; <span class="accented">a thong of leather, a strap</span>; in the N. T. of the thongs with which captives or criminals were either bound or beaten (see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">προτείνω</span></span>), <a href="/interlinear/acts/22-25.htm">Acts 22:25</a> (4 Macc. 9:11; Sir. 30:35); of the thongs or ties by which sandals were fastened to the feet, <a href="/interlinear/mark/1-7.htm">Mark 1:7</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/3-16.htm">Luke 3:16</a>; <a href="/interlinear/john/1-27.htm">John 1:27</a> (so also in <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/5-27.htm">Isaiah 5:27</a>; <span class="abbreviation">Xenophon</span>, anab. 4, 5, 14; <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>, symp. 4, 2, 3; <span class="abbreviation">Suidas</span> <span class="greek2">ἱμάς</span>. <span class="greek2">σφαιρωτήρ</span> <span class="greek2">σανδαλιου</span>, <span class="greek2">ζανιχιον</span>, <span class="greek2">οἷον</span> <span class="greek2">τό</span> <span class="greek2">λωριον</span> <span class="greek2">τοῦ</span> <span class="greek2">ὑποδήματος</span>).<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>a thong, strap<p>Perhaps from the same as <a href="/greek/260.htm">hama</a>; a strap, i.e. (specially) the tie (of a sandal) or the lash (of a scourge) -- latchet, thong. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/260.htm">hama</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>ιμαντα ιμάντα ἱμάντα ιμάντες ιμάντι ιμάσι ιμασιν ιμάσιν ἱμᾶσιν himanta himánta himasin himâsin imanta imasin<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/mark/1-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 1:7</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular">N-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">λῦσαι τὸν <b>ἱμάντα</b> τῶν ὑποδημάτων</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and untie <span class="itali">the thong</span> of His sandals.<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> after me, <span class="itali">the latchet</span> of whose shoes<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/1-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to untie the <span class="itali">strap</span> of the sandals<p><b><a href="/text/luke/3-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 3:16</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular">N-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">λῦσαι τὸν <b>ἱμάντα</b> τῶν ὑποδημάτων</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to untie <span class="itali">the thong</span> of His sandals;<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> I cometh, <span class="itali">the latchet</span> of whose shoes<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/3-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to untie the <span class="itali">strap</span> of the sandals<p><b><a href="/text/john/1-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 1:27</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular">N-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτοῦ τὸν <b>ἱμάντα</b> τοῦ ὑποδήματος</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> after <span class="itali">me, the thong</span> of whose<br><a href="/kjvs/john/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> whose shoe's <span class="itali">latchet</span> I am<br><a href="/interlinear/john/1-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of him the <span class="itali">strap</span> of the sandal<p><b><a href="/text/acts/22-25.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 22:25</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Masculine Plural">N-DMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/22.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτὸν τοῖς <b>ἱμᾶσιν</b> εἶπεν πρὸς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/22.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> they stretched <span class="itali">him out with thongs,</span> Paul<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/22.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> they bound him <span class="itali">with thongs,</span> Paul said<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/22-25.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> him with the <span class="itali">whips</span> said to<p><b><a href="/greek/2438.htm">Strong's Greek 2438</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2438.htm">4 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/imanta_2438.htm">ἱμάντα — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/imasin_2438.htm">ἱμᾶσιν — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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