adverb
chamai
Greekχαμαί (chamai)
Strong’sG5476
on or to the ground
stem chamai-2 times in the New Testament
Translated as
What it means
χαμαί
adv.,G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5476 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkham-ah'-ee
earthward, i.e. prostrate
Fromadverb perhaps from the base of G5490 through the idea of a fissure in the soil;
King Jameson (to) the ground.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
This word never changes. It is spelled the same wherever it appears, so there is nothing to learn beyond the word itself.
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
chamai2×
John 9:6“on the ground”houteim legaratos ptuata chamai kai poiata pēlon ek teu ptusmeu, kai epichriata autou ton pēlon epi toin ofthalmoin,When Jesus had said this, He spit on the ground, made some mud, and applied it to the man’s eyes.
John 18:6“to the ground”hōs oun legata autoi; Mis amō, aperchala eis teim opisō kai piptala chamai.When Jesus said, “I am He,” they drew back and fell to the ground.