κείρω
keirō · shear, cut hair
Greek word · Strong’s number G2751 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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keirō (κείρω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “shear, cut hair”.
Shear, as a sheep; cut one's hair short.
How to say it
kei·rō
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- To take the wool off a sheep.
- To have one's locks removed or trimmed.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- have her hair cut short ×2
- having had his head shaved ×1
- one who shears ×1
Related words
Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Acts 8:32
Now the passage of Scripture that he was reading was this: “Like a sheep he was led to slaughter, and like a lamb silent before the one who shears it, so he does not open his mouth.
- Acts 18:18
And Paul, having stayed many more days, took leave of the brothers and sailed away for Syria, and with him were Priscilla and Aquila, having had his head shaved in Cenchreae, for he had a vow.
- 1 Corinthians 11:6
For if a woman is not covered, let her also have her hair cut short; but if it is shameful for a woman to have her hair cut short or to be shaved, let her be covered.
And 1 more times.