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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ξυράωG3587
Pronunciationxyráō
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 Ither head were shaved1×1 Corinthians 11:5
shaved1×Acts 21:24
shaved off1×1 Corinthians 11:6
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowActs 21:24
Aligned rows3
Books represented2
Acts11 Corinthians2
Source forms
ἐξυρημένῃ1xexyrēmenē1 Corinthians 11:5
ξυρᾶσθαι1xxyrasthai1 Corinthians 11:6
ξυρήσονται1xxyrēsontaiActs 21:24
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle or Passive1x1 Corinthians 11:6
Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural1xActs 21:24
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Feminine Singular1x1 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 corpusGreek 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 21:24Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Middle Deponent Subjunctive
ξυρήσωνταιxurhswntai
I shave
Read verse1 Corinthians 11:5Verb Perfect Passive Participle Dative Singular Feminine
ἐξυρημένῃ.exurhmenh
I shave
Read verse1 Corinthians 11:6Verb 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
perfect1future1
Voice
passive1middle1
Mood
participle1indicative1
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: