What does κείρω (keírō) mean in the Bible?
κείρω (keírō) is a Greek word meaning "to shear".
Greek · G2751
κείρω
To shear
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κείρω G2751
Pronunciation keírō
What does κείρω (keírō) mean in the Bible?
κείρω (keírō) is a Greek word meaning "to shear".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2751?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include shaved (1), she should have her hair cut off (1), shearer (1), to have her hair cut (1).
Where does κείρω (keírō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 8:32. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (2), Acts (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It shaved 1× Acts 18:18
she should have her hair cut off 1× 1 Corinthians 11:6
shearer 1× Acts 8:32
to have her hair cut 1× 1 Corinthians 11:6
Show sample aligned rows
Acts 8:32 κείραντος* to shearer Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular Acts 18:18 κειράμενος to shaved Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular 1 Corinthians 11:6 κειράσθω to she should have her hair cut off Verb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 3rd Person Singular 1 Corinthians 11:6 κείρασθαι to to have her hair cut Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 8:32
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 2
Acts 2 1 Corinthians 2
Source forms
κειράμενος 1x keiramenos Acts 18:18
κείραντος* 1x keirantos Acts 8:32
κείρασθαι 1x keirasthai 1 Corinthians 11:6
κειράσθω 1x keirasthō 1 Corinthians 11:6
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 3rd Person Singular 1x 1 Corinthians 11:6
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle 1x 1 Corinthians 11:6
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular 1x Acts 8:32
Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Acts 18:18
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to shear
Source Gloss
to shear
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 8:32 Verb Present Active Participle Genitive Singular Masculine
κείροντος keirontov
I shear, cut the hair of
Read verse Acts 18:18 Verb Aorist Middle Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
κειράμενος keiramenov
I shear, cut the hair of
Read verse 1 Corinthians 11:6 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Middle Imperative
κειράσθω· keirasqw
I shear, cut the hair of
Read verse 1 Corinthians 11:6 Verb Aorist Middle Infinitive
κείρασθαι keirasqai
I shear, cut the hair of
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 3
Voice
middle 2 active 1
Mood
participle 2 imperative 1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
κείρω is a primary verb - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain