Strong's Lexicon
G5476
G5476 — χαμαί
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G5476 |
|---|---|
| Word: | χαμαί |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Etymology: | adverb perhaps from the base of G5490 through the idea of a fissure in the soil |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | chamai |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | kham-ah-ee' |
| Meaning: | 1. earthward, i.e. prostrate |
| KJV Renderings: | on (to) the ground |
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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); .
Englishman's Greek Concordance
χαμαί (on (to) the ground)
John 9:6
- KJV: When he had thus spoken he spat on the ground and made clay of the spittle and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay
- GK: ταύτα ειπών έπτυσε χαμαί και εποίησε πηλόν εκ του πτύσματος και επέχρισε τον πηλόν επί τους οφθαλμούς του τυφλού
John 18:6
- KJV: As soon then as he had said unto them I am they went backward and fell to the ground
- GK: ως ουν είπεν αυτοίς ότι εγώ ειμι απήλθον εις τα οπίσω και έπεσον χαμαί