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GreekG2751Verb

κείρω

keirō

3Occurrences
G2751Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to shear

a primary verb;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
to cut short the hair, shear: a sheep, (Isa, l.with). Mid., to have one's hair cut off, be shorn: absol.; τ-. κεφαλήν.
LXX: chiefly for גָּזַז

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

κείρω appears 3 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Acts
2
1 Corinthians
1

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 11:6BSB

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.

Acts 18:18BSB

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.

Acts 8:32BSB

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.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.