ἱμάς himás

Meaning

a strap, i.e. (specially) the tie (of a sandal) or the lash (of a scourge)

In the King James Version: latchet, thong

Derivation: perhaps from the same as G260 (ἅμα);

Where it is used

• Mark 1:7 And he proclaimed: “After me will come One more powerful than I, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.
• Luke 3:16 John answered all of them: “I baptize you with water, but One more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
• John 1:27 He is the One who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.”
• Acts 22:25 But as they stretched him out to strap him down, Paul said to the centurion standing there, “Is it lawful for you to flog a Roman citizen without a trial?”