1) a thong of leather, a strap
1a) in the NT of the thongs with which captives or criminals were either bound or beaten
1b) of the thongs or ties by which sandals were fastened to the feet
Part of Speech: noun masculine
G2438
Perhaps from the same as G260; a strap, that is, (specifically) the tie (of a sandal) or the lash (of a scourge): - latchet, thong.
| Gloss | Section |
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| a strap | 6.20 |
| b whipping | 19.9 |
These two sites give similar information, with the definition from several dictionaries and statistics on the use of the word.
University of Chicago's Logion lexicon
Thayer's dictionary plus other information.
From this site's dictionary (in Italian)
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