Greek · Strong's G2751
κείρω
keiroki'-ro
to shear
1890 spelling: keírō
- κ20
- ε5
- ι10
- ρ100
- ω800
Isopsephy 935
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
to shear
Rendered in the KJV as
shear(-er).
- 4occurrencesin the New Testament
- 2 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 4 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- κειράμενος1
- κείραντος1
- κείρασθαι1
- κειράσθω·1
How it is rendered · 4
- having shaved1
- she should be shorn;1
- shearing1
- to be shorn1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular1
- verb · aorist (simple past) middle, command · 3rd person singular1
- verb · aorist (simple past) middle, infinitive (“to…”)1
- verb · aorist (simple past) middle, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- V-AAP-GSM · 1
- V-AMM-3S · 1
- V-AMN · 1
- V-AMP-NSM · 1
All 4, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Acts carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Acts2 occurrences
- Acts 8:32κείραντοςkeirantosverb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularThe 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.here: shearing
- Acts 18:18κειράμενοςkeiramenosverb · aorist (simple past) middle, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularPaul 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.here: having shaved
1 Corinthians2 occurrences
- 1 Corinthians 11:6κειράσθω·keirasthōverb · aorist (simple past) middle, command · 3rd person singularIf 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.here: she should be shorn;
- 1 Corinthians 11:6κείρασθαιkeirasthaiverb · aorist (simple past) middle, infinitive (“to…”)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.here: to be shorn