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