- Original: ἱμάς - Transliteration: himas - Phonetic: hee-mas' - Definition: 1. a thong of leather, a strap a. in the NT of the thongs with which captives or criminals were either bound or beaten b. of the thongs or ties by which sandals were fastened to the feet - Origin: perhaps from the same as G260 - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: Perhaps from the same as G260 ; a strap that is (specifically) the tie (of a sandal) or the lash (of a scourge): - latchet thong. Total KJV Occurrences: 4 • latchet, 3 Mar 1:7; Luke 3:16; Joh 1:27 • thongs, 1 Act 22:25