Greek · Strong's G3587
ξυράω
xyraoxoo-rah'-o
to shave or "shear" the hair
1890 spelling: xyráō
- ξ60
- υ400
- ρ100
- α1
- ω800
Isopsephy 1,361
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
to shave or "shear" the hair
Rendered in the KJV as
shave.
- 3occurrencesin the New Testament
- 2 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- ἐξυρημένῃ.1
- ξυρᾶσθαι,1
- ξυρήσονται1
How it is rendered · 3
- shaven.1
- they will shave1
- to be shaven,1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- verb · aorist (simple past) middle, infinitive (“to…”)1
- verb · future middle deponent, statement · 3rd person plural1
- verb · perfect (done, and it stands) passive, participle (“the one who…”) · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- V-AMN · 1
- V-FDI-3P · 1
- V-RPP-DSF · 1
All 3, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
1 Corinthians carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
1 Corinthians2 occurrences
- 1 Corinthians 11:5ἐξυρημένῃ.exurēmenēverb · perfect (done, and it stands) passive, participle (“the one who…”) · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularAnd every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, for it is just as if her head were shaved.here: shaven.
- 1 Corinthians 11:6ξυρᾶσθαι,xurasthaiverb · 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 shaven,