What does ξυράω (xyráō) mean in the Bible?
ξυράω (xyráō) is a Greek word meaning "to shave or "shear" the hair".
Greek · G3587
ξυράω
To shave or "shear" the hair
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ξυράω G3587
Pronunciation xyráō
What does ξυράω (xyráō) mean in the Bible?
ξυράω (xyráō) is a Greek word meaning "to shave or "shear" the hair".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3587?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include her head were shaved (1), shaved (1), shaved off (1).
Where does ξυράω (xyráō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 21:24. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (2), Acts (1).
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 her head were shaved 1× 1 Corinthians 11:5
shaved 1× Acts 21:24
shaved off 1× 1 Corinthians 11:6
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 21:24
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 2
Acts 1 1 Corinthians 2
Source forms
ἐξυρημένῃ 1x exyrēmenē 1 Corinthians 11:5
ξυρᾶσθαι 1x xyrasthai 1 Corinthians 11:6
ξυρήσονται 1x xyrēsontai Acts 21:24
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle or Passive 1x 1 Corinthians 11:6
Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural 1x Acts 21:24
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Feminine Singular 1x 1 Corinthians 11:5
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to shave or "shear" the hair
Source Gloss
to shave or "shear" the hair
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 21:24 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Middle Deponent Subjunctive
ξυρήσωνται xurhswntai
I shave
Read verse 1 Corinthians 11:5 Verb Perfect Passive Participle Dative Singular Feminine
ἐξυρημένῃ. exurhmenh
I shave
Read verse 1 Corinthians 11:6 Verb Present Passive Infinitive
ξυρᾶσθαι, xurasqai
I shave
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 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
perfect 1 future 1
Voice
passive 1 middle 1
Mood
participle 1 indicative 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
ξυράω is built from this root:
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