What does ἱμάς (himás) mean in the Bible?
ἱμάς (himás) is a Greek word meaning "leather strap".
Greek · G2438
ἱμάς
Leather strap
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ἱμάς G2438
Pronunciation himás
What does ἱμάς (himás) mean in the Bible?
ἱμάς (himás) is a Greek word meaning "leather strap".
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How does the BSB render G2438?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include straps (3), to strap him down (1).
Where does ἱμάς (himás) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 1:7. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (1), John (1), Luke (1), Mark (1).
Are there verse guides for ἱμάς (himás)?
This entry includes 1 verse guide that explain exact original-language forms in context.
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It straps 3× Mark 1:7, Luke 3:16, John 1:27
to strap him down 1× Acts 22:25
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Mark 1:7
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 4
Mark 1 Luke 1 John 1 Acts 1
Source forms
ἱμάντα 3x himanta Mark 1:7, Luke 3:16, John 1:27
ἱμᾶσιν 1x himasin Acts 22:25
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular 3x Mark 1:7, Luke 3:16, John 1:27
Noun - Dative Masculine Plural 1x Acts 22:25
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Verse-level guides showing how this original-language form works in its specific context, including grammar, verse function, and guarded interpretation.
Evidence Summary
Greek word. leather strap
Source Gloss
leather strap
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 1:7 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
ἱμάντα imanta
a thong, strap
Read verse Luke 3:16 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
ἱμάντα imanta
a thong, strap
Read verse imanta
a thong, strap
Read verse Acts 22:25 Noun Dative Plural Masculine
ἱμᾶσιν, imasin
a thong, strap
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 2 Aligned forms 4 Case pattern Accusative (3) Number pattern Singular (3)
Dative · Plural · Masculine Acts 22:25 1×
Word Origins
ἱμάς is built from this root:
ἅμα G260
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain