Encyclopedia entry
Latchet
A thong (Acts 22:25), cord, or strap fastening the sandal on the foot (Isa. 5:27; Mark 1:7; Luke 3:16).
In the Bible
4
Verses where Latchet is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- Isaiah 5:27
None of them grows weary or stumbles; no one slumbers or sleeps. No belt is loose and no sandal strap is broken.
- John 1:27
He is the One who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.”
- Luke 3:16
John answered all of them: “I baptize you with water, but One more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
- Mark 1:7
And he proclaimed: “After me will come One more powerful than I, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.
Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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