ἱμάς

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 S. El. 747, cf. E. 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, Pi. N. 6.35, Pl. Prt. 342c; ἱ. πυκτικοί Eup. 22 D. 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 Hom., thong or latchet of a sandal, X. An. 4.5.14, Ephipp. 14.9, Men. 109.2, Ev.Marc. 1.7. e. rail-rope, Aristag. 5. f. well-rope, Poll. 10.31, Moer. g. dog-leash, X. Cyn. 7.6: prov., ἦσθʼ ἱμὰς κύνειος you were tough as a dog-leash, Ar. V. 231; also σὺν τῷ κυνὶ καὶ τὸν ἱμάντα Phot. h. whip, scourge, ἔξω τις δότω ἱμάντα Antiph. 74.8, cf. Men. Sam. 106; ἡ διὰ τῶν ἱ. αἰκεία POxy. 1186.2 (iv A.D.), cf. Act.Ap. 22.25; ἱμάντες παιδαγωγῶν Lib. Ep. 911.2. i. cord, Gal. 10.1001, cf. 1.616. II. diseased condition of the uvula, Id. 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.]