Lexical Summary chamai: on or to the ground Original Word: χαμαίTransliteration: chamai Phonetic Spelling: (kham-ah'-ee) Part of Speech: Adverb Short Definition: on or to the ground Meaning: on or to the ground Strong's Concordance on the ground. Adverb perhaps from the base of chasma through the idea of a fissure in the soil; earthward, i.e. Prostrate -- on (to) the ground. see GREEK chasma Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 5476: χαμαίχαμαί, adverb; a. on the ground, on the earth. b. to the ground; in both senses from Homer down; in the latter sense John 9:6 (where, however, English idiom retains on); |