Lexical Definition

‎χαμαί‎ chamaí (kham-ah'-ee) on the ground ^G:ADV
adverb perhaps from the base of ‎χάσμα‎ through the idea of a fissure in the soil

on (to) the ground.

• earthward, i.e. prostrate

Abbott-Smith

χαμαί adv.,
on or to the ground: Jo 9:6 18:6.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

χαμαί-αί,

adverb on the ground, χ. ἧσθαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of birds, ποιεῖν νεοττιὰν χ., opposed to ἐπὶ δένδρου, [Refs 4th c.BC+]

__2 metaphorically, ἐσλὸν χ. σιγᾷ καλύψαι to bury in silence underground, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; χ. ἐρχόμενοι cleaving to earth, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II ={χαμᾶζε}, to earth, ἐν κονίῃσι χ. πέσεν [Refs 8th c.BC+]to the ground, [NT+5th c.BC+]. (Cf. Latin humus, humi, Lithuanian ž[etilde]mė 'earth'.)

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: John.9.6}