King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G2751
Transliteration: keirō
Phonetic Spelling: (ki'-ro)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to shear
Meaning: to shear
κείρω; (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).
Word Summary
keirō: to shear
Original Word: κείρωTransliteration: keirō
Phonetic Spelling: (ki'-ro)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to shear
Meaning: to shear
Strong's Concordance
shearA primary verb; to shear -- shear(-er).
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).