ἱμάς, ὁ,
genitive ἱμάντος (not ἱμᾶς, ἱμᾶντος Hdn.Gr. 2.939): Epic dialect dative plural ἱμάντεσσι:— leathern strap or thong, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 10.262, etc.; ἱμάντα βοός 3.375; βοέους ἱμάντας 22.397: mostly in _plural_, in various senses: ] Refs 8th c.BC+]
__a traces, [[ 10.475, 499, +others ] Refs]
__b reins, [[ 23.324 ] Refs], etc.; τμητοῖς ἱμᾶσι [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 747, compare 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hippolytus” 1222. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__c straps on which the body of the chariot was hung, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 5.727. ] Refs 8th c.BC+]
__d lash of a whip, formed by several thongs, [[ 23.363. ] Refs]
__e boxing-glove, consisting of several straps put round the hand,[[ [prev. work] 684, 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 6.35, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 342c; ἱ. πυκτικοί 5th c.BC: Eupolis Comicus 22 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 in singular, the magic girdle of Aphrodite, [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 14.214, 219. ] Refs 8th c.BC+]
__2.b chin-strap of the helmet, [[ 3.371. ] Refs]
__2.c thong, by which the bolt was shot home into the socket, [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 1.442, compare 4.802, 21.46. ] Refs 8th c.BC+]