ἱμάς
himas
leathern strap
Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἱμάς, ὁ, gen. ἱμάντος (not ἱμᾶς, ἱμᾶντος Hdn.Gr.2.939): Ep. dat. pl. ἱμάντεσσι:—A. leathern strap or thong, Il. 10.262, etc.; ἱμάντα βοός 3.375; βοέους ἱμάντας 22.397: mostly in pl., in various senses: a. traces, 10.475,499,al. b. reins, 23.324, etc.; τμητοῖς ἱμᾶσι El. 747, cf. Hipp. 1222. c. straps on which the body of the chariot was hung, Il. 5.727. d. lash of a whip, formed by several thongs, 23.363. e. boxing-glove, consisting of several straps put round the hand, ib.684, N. 6.35, Prt. 342c; ἱ. πυκτικοί 22 2. in sg., the magic girdle of Aphrodite, Il. 14.214, 219. b. chin-strap of the helmet, 3.371. c. thong, by which the bolt was shot home into the socket, Od. 1.442, cf. 4.802, 21.46. d. after , thong or latchet of a sandal, An. 4.5.14, 14.9, 109.2, Ev.Marc. 1.7. e. rail-rope, 5. f. well-rope, 10.31, g. dog-leash, Cyn. 7.6: prov., ἦσθʼ ἱμὰς κύνειος you were tough as a dog-leash, V. 231; also σὺν τῷ κυνὶ καὶ τὸν ἱμάντα h. whip, scourge, ἔξω τις δότω ἱμάντα 74.8, cf. Sam. 106; ἡ διὰ τῶν ἱ. αἰκεία POxy. 1186.2 (iv A.D.), cf. Act.Ap. 22.25; ἱμάντες παιδαγωγῶν Ep. 911.2. i. cord, 10.1001, cf. 1.616. II. diseased condition of the uvula, 17(1).379. III. ἱμάντες, in Archit., planks laid on rafters, IG 12.372.82, 373.236, al., 22.1668.55, 1672.305; on στρωτῆρες (q.v.), ib.463.66. (Cf.Skt. sināti ‘bind’, Lat. saeta.) [⏑_, usually; but also ῑ in Ep., Il. 8.544, etc.: in derivs. and compds. always ῐ.]
Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)
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