Quick Definition
on or to the ground
Strong's Definition
earthward, i.e. prostrate
Derivation: adverb perhaps from the base of G5490 (χάσμα) through the idea of a fissure in the soil;
KJV Usage: on (to) the ground
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
χαμαί, adverb;
a. on the ground, on the earth.
b. to the ground; in both senses from Homer down; in the latter sense Joh_9:6 (where, however, English idiom retains on); .
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
χαμαί chamai 2x
on the ground, to the earth, Joh_9:6 ; Joh_18:6
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
χαμαί ,
adv. ,
on or to the ground: Joh_9:6 ; Joh_18:6 .†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
χαμαί [page 683]
χαμαί in its two NT occurrences (Joh. 9:6; Joh. 18:6) means to the ground, cf. P Lips I. 40 ii. 20 (iv/v A.D.) εἶδεν τὰς θύρας χαμαὶ ἐῤῥιμένας and ib iii. 2 ἄλλος ἔβαλεν αὐτὸν χαμαί . The same papyrus shows the other meaning on the ground, i. 15 ἡ ἔσω (?) καὶ ἡ ἔ ]ξω θυ̣ρα χαμαι̣, κεῖνται , and iii. 14 .
Liddell-Scott — Intermediate Greek Lexicon
χαμαί "on the earth, on the ground", Lat. humi, Hom. , Hdt. , attic metaph., χ. καλύπτειν to bury "underground", Pind. ; χ. ἔρχεσθαι to be "humble, modest", Luc. = χαμᾶζε, χαμάδις, Il. , Eur.
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon
χαμαί
adv.,
on or to the ground: Jhn.9:6 18:6.†
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