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adverb

hama

Greekἅμα (hama)

Strong’sG260

at the same time, along with

stem ham-10 times in the New Testamentin 7 of 27 books

Translated as

at the same time4×together3×also1×besides1×went out1×

What it means

ἅμα

adv.,
at once (Lat. simul): Ac 24:26 27:40, Ro 3:12 (one and all = יַחַד, Ps 14:3), Col 4:3, I Ti 5:13, Phm 22; seq. σύν, I Th 4:17 5:10; as prep. c. dat., together with: Mt 13:29 (v. MM, VGT, s.v.); also, c. adv., ἅ. πρωΐ (cl., ἅ. ἕω, etc.), early in the morning: Mt 20:1.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G260 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidham'-ah

properly, at the "same" time, but freely used as a preposition or adverb denoting close association

Froma primary particle;

King Jamesalso, and, together, with(-al).

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

10 occurrences, every one of them listed

hama10×

Matthew 13:29“also”tos de fēatō; Ou, mēpote sullegarōtois teim zizanieim ekrizaveia hama autoi ton siton;‘No,’ he said, ‘if you pull the weeds now, you might uproot the wheat with them.

Matthew 20:1“went out”Homoias gar atō tas basileias toiu ouranoiu anthrōpo oikodespoto hotinos exerchata hama prōi misthera ergatoin eis ton ampelōnon autou.“For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.

Acts 24:26“at the same time”hama kai elpizarōtos hoti chrēmeim dōiti auto hupo tou Paulou; dio kai puknoterem auton metapemperōtos homilate auto.At the same time, he was hoping that Paul would offer him a bribe. So he sent for Paul frequently and talked with him.

Acts 27:40“at the same time”kai tain ankurain periairaratois easale eis tan thalassan, hama aniēkaratois tain zeuktēriain teiu pēdalieiu, kai epairaratois ton artemōnon ta pnarōta katechale eis ton aigialon.Cutting away the anchors, they left them in the sea as they loosened the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and made for the beach.

Romans 3:12“together”pantois ekklinala, hama achreiila; ouk atō poiarōtos chrēstotan, ouk atō heōs henou.All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.”

Colossians 4:3“at the same time”proseucherōtois hama kai peri nu, hina tos theos anoigateia ni thuran tou logou, lalara tem mustēriem tou Christou, dia hem kai dimē,as you pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains.

1 Thessalonians 4:17“together”epeita nis tois zōarōtois tois perileipirōtois hama sun autoi harpazini en nefelai eis apantēsian tou kuriou eis aēron; kai houtōs pantote sun kurio eni.After that, we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord.

1 Thessalonians 5:10“together”tou apothnēskaratou peri nu hina eite grēgoraneiō eite katheudaneiō hama sun auto zōaneia.He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with Him.

1 Timothy 5:13“besides”hama de kai argais mathalō, periercherōtais tain oikiain, ouk monem de argais alla kai fluarais kai periergais, lalarōtais teim mē darōteim.At the same time they will also learn to be idle, going from house to house and being not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, discussing things they should not mention.

Philemon 1:22“at the same time”hama de kai hetoimazasōr mi xenian, elpizamō gar hoti dia taiu proseuchaiu vu charizimi vi.In the meantime, prepare a guest room for me, because I hope that through your prayers I will be restored to you.