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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 2751. κείρω (keiró) -- To shear, to cut off hair</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/2751.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/matthew/27-48.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/2751.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 2751</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/2750.htm" title="2750">◄</a> 2751. keiró <a href="../greek/2752.htm" title="2752">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">keiró: To shear, to cut off hair</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">κείρω</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>keiró<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>kay'-ro<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ki'-ro)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To shear, to cut off hair<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>I shear, cut the hair of; mid: I cut my own hair, have my hair cut.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>A primary verb<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent often associated with similar concepts of cutting or shaving hair includes Strong's Hebrew 1548 (גָּזַז, gazaz), which means to shear or cut off.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Greek verb "keiró" primarily means to shear or to cut hair. In the New Testament, it is used in contexts related to the cutting of hair, often with cultural or religious implications. The act of cutting hair could symbolize various things, including mourning, shame, or religious vows.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek and Jewish cultures, hair held significant cultural and religious symbolism. For instance, in Jewish tradition, the Nazirite vow included a prohibition against cutting one's hair (Numbers 6:5). Conversely, cutting hair could be a sign of mourning or repentance. In the Greco-Roman world, hairstyles could denote social status or identity, and cutting hair could be a sign of servitude or humility.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. verb<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to shear<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>cut (1), hair cut off (2), shearer (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2751: κείρω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">κείρω</span></span>; (1 aorist <span class="greek2">ἐκειρα</span> (<a href="/interlinear/acts/8-32.htm">Acts 8:32</a> <span class="manuref">T</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span> marginal reading)); 1 aorist middle <span class="greek2">ἐκειραμην</span>; from <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down; <span class="accented">to shear</span>: a sheep, <a href="/interlinear/acts/8-32.htm">Acts 8:32</a> ((cf. above) from <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/53-7.htm">Isaiah 53:7</a>). Middle <span class="accented">to get or let be shorn</span> (<span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>s Grammar, § 38, 2 b.; <span class="abbreviation">Buttmann</span>, § 135, 4): <span class="greek2">τήν</span> <span class="greek2">κεφαλήν</span>, <a href="/interlinear/acts/18-18.htm">Acts 18:18</a>; absolutely, of shearing or cutting short the hair of the head, <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/11-6.htm">1 Corinthians 11:6</a> (cf. <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>'s Grammar, § 43, 1).<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>shear<p>A primary verb; to shear -- shear(-er). <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>εκείρατο εκείρετο κείραι κειραμενος κειράμενος κείραντος κειρασθαι κείρασθαι κειρασθω κειράσθω κείρει κείρειν κείρεσθαι κείρης κειρόμενος κείροντας κείροντες κειροντος κείροντος κείρουσι κείρουσί κεκαρμένους κεκαρμένων κεκρυμμένως κερείς keiramenos keirámenos keirantos keírantos keirasthai keírasthai keirastho keirasthō keirástho keirásthō<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/acts/8-32.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 8:32</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular">V-PPA-GMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/8.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐναντίον τοῦ <b>κείραντος</b> αὐτὸν ἄφωνος</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> BEFORE <span class="itali">ITS SHEARER</span> IS SILENT,<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> before his <span class="itali">shearer,</span> so opened he<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/8-32.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> before him who <span class="itali">shears</span> him [is] mute<p><b><a href="/text/acts/18-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 18:18</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular">V-APM-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/18.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ Ἀκύλας <b>κειράμενος</b> ἐν Κενχρεαῖς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/18.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> he had his hair <span class="itali">cut,</span> for he was keeping<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/18.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and Aquila; <span class="itali">having shorn</span> [his] head in<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/18-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and Aquila <span class="itali">having shaved</span> in Cenchrea<p><b><a href="/text/1_corinthians/11-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Corinthians 11:6</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 3rd Person Singular">V-AMM-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">γυνή καὶ <b>κειράσθω</b> εἰ δὲ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_corinthians/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> her head, let her also <span class="itali">have her hair</span> cut off;<br><a href="/kjvs/1_corinthians/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> let her also <span class="itali">be shorn:</span> but if<br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/11-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> a woman also <span class="itali">let her be shaved</span> if [it be] moreover<p><b><a href="/text/1_corinthians/11-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Corinthians 11:6</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle">V-ANM</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">γυναικὶ τὸ <b>κείρασθαι</b> ἢ ξυρᾶσθαι</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_corinthians/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> have her hair <span class="itali">cut off;</span> but if<br><a href="/kjvs/1_corinthians/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> for a woman <span class="itali">to be shorn</span> or<br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/11-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to a woman <span class="itali">to be shaved</span> or to be shaven<p><b><a href="/greek/2751.htm">Strong's Greek 2751</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2751.htm">4 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/keiramenos_2751.htm">κειράμενος — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/keirantos_2751.htm">κείραντος — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/keirasthai_2751.htm">κείρασθαι — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/keirastho__2751.htm">κειράσθω — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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