Strong's Lexicon keiró: To shear, to cut off hair Original Word: κείρω Word Origin: A primary verb Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: 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. Usage: 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. Cultural and Historical Background: 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. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. verb Definition to shear NASB Translation cut (1), hair cut off (2), shearer (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2751: κείρωκείρω; (1 aorist ἐκειρα (Acts 8:32 T WH marginal reading)); 1 aorist middle ἐκειραμην; from Homer down; to shear: a sheep, Acts 8:32 ((cf. above) from Isaiah 53:7). Middle to get or let be shorn (Winers Grammar, § 38, 2 b.; Buttmann, § 135, 4): τήν κεφαλήν, Acts 18:18; absolutely, of shearing or cutting short the hair of the head, 1 Corinthians 11:6 (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 43, 1). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance shearA primary verb; to shear -- shear(-er). Forms and Transliterations 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 keirásthōLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Acts 8:32 V-PPA-GMSGRK: ἐναντίον τοῦ κείραντος αὐτὸν ἄφωνος NAS: BEFORE ITS SHEARER IS SILENT, KJV: before his shearer, so opened he INT: before him who shears him [is] mute Acts 18:18 V-APM-NMS 1 Corinthians 11:6 V-AMM-3S 1 Corinthians 11:6 V-ANM Strong's Greek 2751 |
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