Leather strap
ἱμάςStrong’s G2438himas
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Himas is the Greek word usually translated “strap” and “straps”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“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.”
Meaning
Usually translated “strap” and “straps”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- strap 3
- straps 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Mark 1
- Luke 1
- John 1
- Acts 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 3:16John 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:
- John 1:27He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe’s latchet I am not worthy to unloose.
- Acts 22:25And 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?
Greek dictionary
ἱμάς himas · leather strap
ἱμάς, -άντος, ὁ [in LXX: Isa.5:27 (שְׂרוֹךְ), Sir.33:26, 4Ma.9:11, al ;] a thong, strap: for binding prisoners (Ma, Sir, ll. with), Act.22:25; for fastening sandals, Mk, Luk.3:16, Jhn.1:27.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “strap” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
STRAP, noun
[Latin strap and strop appear to be from stripping, and perhaps stripe also; all having resemblance to a strip of bark peeled from a tree.]
- A long narrow slip of cloth or lether, of various forms and for various uses; as the strap of a shoe or boot; straps for fastening trunks or other baggage, for stretching limbs in surgery, etc.
- In botany, the flat part of the corollet in ligulate florets; also, an appendage to the leaf in some grasses.
All definitions and other forms of “strap”
STRAP, verb transitive
- To beat or chastise with a strap
- To fasten or bind with a strap
- To rub on a strap for sharpening, as a razor.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.