Keirō κείρω
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| κείρω | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | keirō |
| Strong's number | G2751 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to shear |
| Occurrences | 4 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Acts (2) |
Keirō (Greek κείρω, Strong's G2751) is a Greek verb meaning “to shear”. It occurs 4 times in 3 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
κείρω
[in LXX chiefly for גָּזַז, Isa.53:7, al. ;]
to cut short the hair, shear: a sheep, Act.8:32 (Isa, l.with). Mid., to have one's hair cut off, be shorn: absol., 1Co.11:6; τ-. κεφαλήν, Act.18:18.†
(AS)
[in LXX chiefly for גָּזַז, Isa.53:7, al. ;]
to cut short the hair, shear: a sheep, Act.8:32 (Isa, l.with). Mid., to have one's hair cut off, be shorn: absol., 1Co.11:6; τ-. κεφαλήν, Act.18:18.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | shorn (3), shearer (1), her (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | shearer (1), shaved (1), she should have her hair cut off (1), have her hair cut (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Keirō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Acts
- Acts 8:32The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:The eunuch was reading this passage of Scripture: “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before the shearer is silent, so He did not open His mouth.
- Acts 18:18And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having shorn his head in Cenchrea: for he had a vow.Paul remained in Corinth for quite some time before saying goodbye to the brothers. He had his head shaved in Cenchrea to keep a vow he had made, and then he sailed for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila.
1 Corinthians
- 1 Corinthians 11:6For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered.If a woman does not cover her head, she should have her hair cut off. And if it is shameful for a woman to have her hair cut or shaved off, she should cover her head.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).