ἱμάς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

As a secondary formation in -ντ-, this word presupposed a noun *ἱμᾱ (*himā) or ἱμα (hima) meaning "rope", which is also continued in ἱμάω (himáō), ἱμάσθλη (himásthlē) and ἱμαῖος (himaîos). An n-stem is continued by ἱμονιά (himoniá), which probably derives from *ἱμων (*himōn). This last form exactly matches Proto-Germanic *sīmô (“rope”), and also Sanskrit सीमन् (sīman, “border, frontier, margin”), all from Proto-Indo-European *sh₂i-men (“to tie, bind”). A suffix -m- is also found in Irish sim (“chain”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hi.más/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)iˈmas/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /iˈmas/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /iˈmas/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /iˈmas/

Noun

ἱμᾰ́ς • (himás) m (genitive ἱμᾰ́ντος); third declension

leathern strap or thong
straps on which the body of a chariot was hung
boxing glove, consisting of several straps put round the hand
chinstrap of a helmet
magic girdle of Aphrodite
whip, scourge
thong or latchet of a sandal
dog leash
well-rope
diseased condition of the uvula
(architecture) planks laid on rafters

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ ἱμᾰ́ς; τοῦ ἱμᾰ́ντος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ ἱμᾰ́ς ho himás	τὼ ἱμᾰ́ντε tṑ himánte	οἱ ἱμᾰ́ντες hoi himántes
Genitive	τοῦ ἱμᾰ́ντος toû himántos	τοῖν ἱμᾰ́ντοιν toîn himántoin	τῶν ἱμᾰ́ντων tôn himántōn
Dative	τῷ ἱμᾰ́ντῐ tôi himánti	τοῖν ἱμᾰ́ντοιν toîn himántoin	τοῖς ἱμᾶσῐ / ἱμᾶσῐν toîs himâsi(n)
Accusative	τὸν ἱμᾰ́ντᾰ tòn himánta	τὼ ἱμᾰ́ντε tṑ himánte	τοὺς ἱμᾰ́ντᾰς toùs himántas
Vocative	ἱμᾰ́ς himás	ἱμᾰ́ντε himánte	ἱμᾰ́ντες himántes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ἱμαντάριον (himantárion)
ἱμαντελιγμός (himanteligmós)
ἱμαντελικτής (himanteliktḗs)
ἱμάντηρις (himántēris)
ἱμαντίδιον (himantídion)
ἱμάντινος (himántinos)
ἱμάντιον (himántion)
ἱμαντίσκος (himantískos)
ἱμαντισμός (himantismós)
ἱμαντόδεσμος (himantódesmos)
ἱμαντόδετος (himantódetos)
ἱμαντομάχος (himantomákhos)
ἱμαντοπάροχος (himantopárokhos)
ἱμαντοπέδη (himantopédē)
ἱμαντόπους (himantópous)
ἱμαντοσκελής (himantoskelḗs)
ἱμαντοτομέω (himantotoméō)
ἱμαντόω (himantóō)
ἱμαντώδης (himantṓdēs)
ἱμάντωμα (himántōma)
ἱμάντωσις (himántōsis)
ἱμάσσω (himássō)

Descendants

Greek: ιμάντας (imántas)