Bible Dictionary: Thong

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(n.) A strap of leather; especially, one used for fastening anything.

Greek

2438. himas -- a thong, strap
... a thong, strap. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: himas Phonetic
Spelling: (hee-mas') Short Definition: a thong, strap Definition: a thong, strap ...
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Strong's Hebrew

8288. serok -- (sandal) thong
... (sandal) thong. Transliteration: serok Phonetic Spelling: (ser-oke') Short Definition:
strap. ... From sarak; a thong (as laced or tied) -- ((shoe-)) latchet. ...
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1517. gid -- sinew
... sinew. Probably from guwd; a thong (as compressing); by analogy, a tendon -- sinew.
see HEBREW guwd. 1516, 1517. gid. 1518 . Strong's Numbers.
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Library

I Will Follow the Order of Your Letter, and Subjoin Your Very ...
... I am not going to administer the ferule; I do not assume, as you put it, to apply
the strokes of the leather thong to teach an aged pupil his letters. ...
/.../6 i will follow the.htm

Justice Satisfied
... and listen to those stripes, those bloody scourges, and as they fall upon his devoted
back and plough deep furrows there, dost thou see thong-full after thong ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 5 1859/justice satisfied.htm

Home-Discipline.
... In the language of Cowper". "Plants raised with tenderness are seldom strong; Man's
coltish disposition asks the thong; And without discipline, the favorite ...
/.../philips/the christian home/chapter xix home-discipline.htm

The Foot-Washing.
... worn, and were not worn at all within doors; and where some protection to the foot
was worn, it was commonly a mere sandal, a sole tied on with a thong. ...
/.../dods/the expositors bible the gospel of st john vol ii/vi the foot-washing.htm

Isaiah
... See! hastily, swiftly he comes, None weary, none stumbling among them, The band
of his loins never loosed, The thong of his shoes never torn. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/mcfadyen/introduction to the old testament/isaiah.htm

A Long Time Coming.
... other thing. It is of Jesus Himself standing on that hilltop. His face is
all scarred and marred, thorn-torn and thong-cut. But it ...
//christianbookshelf.org/gordon/quiet talks on service/a long time coming.htm

The Parable of the Pearl of Great Price. The Formation and ...
... captured, the catching of the troop subject to it costs no trouble, as not one of
those in the troop remains stationary, but as if bound by a thong follows the ...
/.../origen/origens commentary on the gospel of matthew/7 the parable of the.htm

Letter iii. To Bassula, his Mother-In-Law.
... If it were lawful that parents should be summoned to court by their children, clearly
I might drag you with a righteous thong [64] before the tribunal of the ...
/.../severus/life and writings of sulpitius severus /letter iii to bassula his.htm

We Wish, Then, to Question You, and Invite You to Answer a Short ...
... all cry out immediately that something has been done contrary to the sacredness
of the ceremonies; or if the boy termed patrimus let go the thong in ignorance ...
/.../arnobius/the seven books of arnobius against the heathen/31 we wish then to.htm

John's First Testimony to Jesus.
... The Talmud says, "Every office a servant will do for his master, a scholar should
perform for his teacher, except loosing his sandal-thong." The greatest ...
/.../mcgarvey/the four-fold gospel/xx johns first testimony to.htm

Thesaurus

Thong (5 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Thong (5 Occurrences). ... John 1:27 he who comes after me,
the thong of whose sandal I am not worthy to unloose. (DBY NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Sandal-thong (2 Occurrences)
Sandal-thong. Sandal-strap, Sandal-thong. Sandal-wood . Multi-Version
Concordance Sandal-thong (2 Occurrences). Genesis ...
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Thongs (7 Occurrences)
... Mark 1:7 He preached, saying, "After me comes he who is mightier than I, the thong
of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and loosen. (See NIV). ...
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Latchet (4 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary A thong (Acts 22:25), cord, or strap fastening the sandal
on the foot (Isaiah 5:27; Mark 1:7; Luke 3:16). Noah Webster's Dictionary. ...
/l/latchet.htm - 8k

Lash (2 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The thong or braided cord of a whip,
with which the blow is given. 2. (n.) A leash in which an ...
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Fit (47 Occurrences)
... (WEY DBY). Mark 1:7 And he preached, saying, There comes he that is mightier than
I after me, the thong of whose sandals I am not fit to stoop down and unloose. ...
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Sandals (30 Occurrences)
... Mark 1:7 He preached, saying, "After me comes he who is mightier than I, the thong
of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and loosen. ...
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Untie (10 Occurrences)
... Mark 1:7 He preached, saying, "After me comes he who is mightier than I, the thong
of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and loosen. (See NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Leather (34 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) The skin. 3. (vt) To beat, as with a thong of leather. Int. Standard Bible
Encyclopedia. LEATHER. leth'-er. See SKIN; GIRDLE; TANNER. ...
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Leash (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A thong of leather, or a long cord,
by which a falconer holds his hawk, or a courser his dog. ...
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Bible Concordance

Thong (5 Occurrences)

Mark 1:7 He preached, saying, "After me comes he who is mightier than I, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and loosen.
(WEB DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 3:16 John answered all, saying, I indeed baptise you with water, but the mightier than I is coming, the thong of whose sandals I am not fit to unloose; he shall baptise you with the Holy Spirit and fire;
(DBY NAS RSV NIV)

John 1:27 he who comes after me, the thong of whose sandal I am not worthy to unloose.
(DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 14:23 if from a thread even to a sandal-thong, yes, if of all that is thine, I take anything ...; that thou mayest not say, I have made Abram rich;
(DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 5:27 None among them is weary, none stumbleth; they slumber not, nor sleep; none hath the girdle of his loins loosed, nor the thong of his sandals broken;
(DBY RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Thong

Related Terms

Sandal-thong (2 Occurrences)

Thongs (7 Occurrences)

Latchet (4 Occurrences)

Lash (2 Occurrences)

Fit (47 Occurrences)

Sandals (30 Occurrences)

Untie (10 Occurrences)

Leather (34 Occurrences)

Leash (1 Occurrence)