ἱμάς

ἱμάς, ὁ, gen. ἱμάντος (not ἱμᾶς, ἱμᾶντος Hdn.Gr. 2.939): Ep. dat. pl. ἱμάντεσσι:—

• 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 1(2).372.82, 373.236, al., 2(2).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.]

ἱμάς, άντος od. ᾶντος, vgl. Lobeck in Wolfs Anal. 3, p. 59, ὁ, der Riemen von Leder, βοός, βόειος, Il. 3.375, 22.397 ; vgl. Il. 10.262, 21.30 ; bes. die Riemen, mit denen die Pferde an den Wagen gespannt od. sonst angebunden wurden, ἵππους μὲν κατέδησαν ἐϋτμήτοισιν ἱμᾶσι φάτνῃ ἐφʼ ἱππείῃ 10.567 ; ἵππους λῦσαν ὑπὸ ζυγοῦ, δῆσαν δʼ ἱμάντεσσι παρʼ ἅρμασι 8.543, vgl. 10.475, 499 ; der Zügel, 23.324 ; der Riemen, in dem der Wagenkasten hängt, 5.727 ; der Peitschenriemen, ἐφʼ ἵπποισιν μάστιγας ἄειραν πέπληγόν θʼ ἱμᾶσιν 23.362 ; die Riemen, mit denen der Faustkämpfer seine Hände umwickelte, 23.684 ; Ap.Rh. 2.52 ; Plat. ἱμάντας περιελίττονται Prot. 342b, vgl. Legg. VIII.830b u. Paus. 8.40 ; der Riemen, mit dem der Helm unter dem Halse befestigt war, Il. 3.371, 375 ; der zauberreiche Gürtel der Aphrodite, 14.214, 219. In der Od. öfter der Riemen, mit dem man den Türriegel von innen vorzog, 1.442, 4.802, 21.46. – Ἱμάντι δεθείς Pind. N. 6.56 ; von Zügeln, σὺν δʼ ἑλίσσεται τμητοῖς ἱμᾶσι, Soph. El. 737 ; Eur. Hipp. 1245 ; πλεκτὰς ἱμάντων στροφίδας Andr. 719 ; κύνειος Ar. Vesp. 231 ; in Prosa, Xen. Cyr. 6.2.32 u. Sp. – Ἱμάντες sind in der Takelage des Schiffes die Riemen, welche die Rahen horizontal halten, vgl. Att. Seew. p. 148 ff. – Das Brunnenseil, Poll. 10.31 ; hellenistisch für das att. ἱμονιά, nach Moeris. – Der Schuhriemen.
[ῑ findet sich Il. 8.544, 10.475, 23.363, Od. 21.46, wie Ap.Rh. 2.67 u. a. sp.D.]

ἱμάς

-άντος, ὁ.

Dat. pl. ἱμᾶσι Il. 5.727, Il. 10.262, 475, 499, 567, Il. 21.30, Il. 23.324, 363. ἱμάντεσσι Il. 8.544.

• • 1

    A thong or strap: δῆσε χεῖρας ἱμᾶσιν Il. 21.30 (doubtless the belts with which the χιτῶνες of 31 were girt), βοέους Il. 22.397. Cf. Od. 23.201.

  • 2

    In special applications.

  • • a

      In pl., straps for guiding or securing a horse, reins, haltering straps: ἵππους δῆσαν ἱμάντεσσιν Il. 8.544, ὅππως τανύσῃ ἱμᾶσιν Il. 23.324. Cf. Il. 10.475, 499, 567.

    • b

      In pl., straps, interplaited and strained tight, forming the platform of a chariot: δίφρος ἱμᾶσιν ἐντέταται Il. 5.727.

    • c

      In pl., a series of straps so treated inserted in a helmet to strengthen it:

      [κυνέη] ἱμᾶσιν ἐντέτατο Il. 10.262.

      App., the straps forming the τελαμών of a shield: ῥαφαὶ ἐλέλυντο ἱμάντων Od. 22.186.

    • d

      The lash of a whip: μάστιγας ἄειραν, πέπληγόν θʼ ἱμᾶσιν Il. 23.363.

    • e

      The chin-strap of a helmet Il. 3.371, 375.

    • f

      A thong wound round the knuckles of a boxer Il. 23.684.

    • g

      The κεστὸς ἱμάς, the love-charm, consisting of a pierced (i.e. embroidered) strap, carried by Aphrodite Il. 14.214, 219.–

    • h

      A strap passing through a slit in a door by which the bar or bolt (κληΐς, ὀχεύς) could be drawn from without so as to secure the door: ἐπὶ κληῗδʼ ἐτάνυσσεν ἵμαντι Od. 1.442, παρὰ κληῗδος ἱμάντα (i.e. through the slit) Od. 4.802. Cf. Od. 21.46.–

    • i

      The strap round the shaft of a τρύπανον Od. 9.385.

ἱ˘μάς

• 1cestus χεῖρας ἱμάντι δεθεὶς (Tric.: ἱμαντωθεὶς codd.) N. 6.35

ἱμάς , αντος: leather strap or thong. —(1) in connection with the chariot, (a) straps in which the chariot - box was hung, or perhaps more likely the network of plaited straps enclosing the body of the chariot, Il. 5.727; (b) the reins, Il. 23.324, 363; (c) the halter, Il. 8.544.—(2) the chin-strap of a helmet, Il. 3.371.—(3) the cestus of boxers, see πυγμάχοι.—(4) the leash or latchstring by which doors were fastened. See adjacent cut, in four divisions: above, the closed, below the unfastened door; on the left, as seen from the inner side, on the right as seen from the outside. To close the door from the outside, the string, hanging loosely in fig. 1, was pulled until it drew the bolt from the position of fig. 2 to that of fig. 3, when it was made fast by a knot to the ring, κορώνη, e, fig. 4. To open from the outside, the string was first untied, and then the κληίς, not unlike a hook (fig. 4, f), was introduced through the key-hole, c, and by means of a crook (g, fig. 3) at the end of it the bolt was pushed back from the position of fig. 3 to that of fig. 2, and the door opened, Od. 1.442.— (5) for a bed - cord, Od. 23.201.—(6) the magic girdle of Aphrodīte, Il. 14.214, 219. —(7) a thong to make a drill revolve, Od. 9.385. (See cut No. 121.)

ἱμάς

• • Ia leathern strap or thong, Il.: in pl. the traces by which horses were attached to the chariot, Il.: also, the reins, Il., Soph., Eur.
  • • 2the straps on which the body of the chariot was hung, Il.
    • 3the lash of a whip, Il.
    • 4the caestus of boxers, consisting of straps put round the hand, Il.
  • IIin sg. the magic girdle of Aphrodite, Lat. cestus, Il.
  • • 2the chin-strap of the helmet, Il.
    • 3in Od. a latchet or thong, by which the bolt was shot home into the socket, and which was then fastened to the κορώνη, Od.
    • 4after Hom. the thong or latchet of a sandal, Xen.
    • 5a dog-leash, Xen.: proverb., ἱμὰς κύνειός ἐστι heʼs as tough as a dog- leash, Ar.