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κομάω

To wear tresses of hair

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κομάω G2863
Pronunciation komáō

What does κομάω (komáō) mean in the Bible?

κομάω (komáō) is a Greek word meaning "to wear tresses of hair". κομάω, -ῶ (κόμη), to wear long hair: 1Co.

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Meaning

to wear tresses of hair
Extended definition

(κόμη), to wear long hair: 1Co.11:14-15.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Present
Voices
Active
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 2×
Present Active 1 Cor 11:14 · 1 Cor 11:15 2×
2 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
subjunctive 2
Tense
present 2
Voice
active 2
Mood
subjunctive 2
NT Occurrences
1 Corinthians 11:14 κομᾷ present active subjunctive subjunctive 1 Corinthians 11:15 κομᾷ present active subjunctive subjunctive

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)

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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