ἱμάς, ὁ,
genitive ἱμάντος (not ἱμᾶς, ἱμᾶντος Hdn.Gr. 2.939):
Epic dialect dative plural ἱμάντεσσι:—
leathern strap or
thong, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]
a)
traces, [
Refs]
b)
reins, [
Refs], etc; τμητοῖς ἱμᾶσι [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
c)
straps on which the body of the chariot was hung, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]
d)
lash of a whip, formed by several thongs, [
Refs]
e)
boxing-glove, consisting of
several straps put round the hand,[
Refs 5th c.BC+]
2) in
singular, the magic
girdle of Aphrodite, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]
2.b)
chin-strap of the helmet, [
Refs]
2.c)
thong, by which the bolt was shot home into the socket, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]
2.d) after [
Refs 8th c.BC+],
thong or
latchet of a sandal, [
NT+5th c.BC+]
2.e)
rail-rope, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
2.f)
well-rope, [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]
2.g)
dog-leash, [
Refs 5th c.BC+] you were tough as a dog-
leash, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
2.h)
whip, scourge, ἔξω τις δότω ἱμάντα [
NT+4th c.BC+]
i)
cord, [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]
II)
diseased condition of the uvula, [
Refs]
III) ἱμάντες, in Architecture texts,
planks laid on rafters, [
Refs]; on στρωτῆρες (which see), [
Refs]
sināti 'bind', Latin
saeta.) [?~X ¯, usually; but also ῑ in
Epic dialect, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]