- ἱμάς
- ἱμάς, ὁ, gen. ἱμάντος (not ἱμᾶς, ἱμᾶντος Hdn.Gr.2.939): [dialect] 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., ἦσθ' ἱμὰς κύνειος you were tough as a dog-leash, Ar.V.231; alsoσὺν 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, IG12.372.82, 373.236, al., 22.1668.55, 1672.305; on στρωτῆρες (q.v.), ib.463.66. (Cf.Skt. sināti 'bind', Lat. saeta.) [[pron. full] ?ἱμάςX ¯ , usually; but also [pron. full] ῑ in [dialect] Ep., Il.8.544, etc.: in derivs. and compds. always [pron. full] ῐ.]
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