Limitless Word
ἱμάςhimás
GreekG24384 occurrences (KJV)

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

KJV renders it: latchet, thong

Where it appears

  • Mark 1:7He preached, saying, “After me comes he who is mightier than I, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and loosen.
  • Luke 3:16John answered them all, “I indeed baptize you with water, but he comes who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to loosen. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and fire,
  • John 1:27He is the one who comes after me, who is preferred before me, whose sandal strap I’m not worthy to loosen.”
  • Acts 22:25When they had tied him up with thongs, Paul asked the centurion who stood by, “Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, and not found guilty?”

Lexical data: Strong’s Hebrew & Greek Dictionaries (1890, public domain; openscriptures, CC-BY-SA). Word tagging from the Strong’s-numbered KJV.