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.mǎːs/
(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

ἱμᾱ́ς • (himā́s) 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 ἱ̆μᾱ́ς; τοῦ ῐ̔μᾰ́ντος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ ἱ̆μᾱ́ς ho himā́s	τὼ ῐ̔μᾰ́ντε tṑ himánte	οἱ ῐ̔μᾰ́ντες hoi himántes
Genitive	τοῦ ῐ̔μᾰ́ντος toû himántos	τοῖν ῐ̔μᾰ́ντοιν toîn himántoin	τῶν ῐ̔μᾰ́ντων tôn himántōn
Dative	τῷ ῐ̔μᾰ́ντῐ tôi himánti	τοῖν ῐ̔μᾰ́ντοιν toîn himántoin	τοῖς ῐ̔μᾶσῐ / ῐ̔μᾶσῐν toîs himâsi(n)
Accusative	τὸν ῐ̔μᾰ́ντᾰ tòn himánta	τὼ ῐ̔μᾰ́ντε tṑ himánte	τοὺς ῐ̔μᾰ́ντᾰς toùs himántas
Vocative	ῐ̔μᾱ́ς himā́s	ῐ̔μᾰ́ντε himánte	ῐ̔μᾰ́ντες 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)