Strong's Greek · G2438
ἱμάς
himás
Definitiona strap, i.e. (specially) the tie (of a sandal) or the lash (of a scourge)
Derivationperhaps from the same as G260 (ἅμα);
KJV usagelatchet, thong
Occurrences4 in the KJV · 4 verses
ἱμάς in Scripture
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.
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:
John 1:27
He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe' s latchet I am not worthy to unloose.
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?