verb
keiremō
Greekκείρω (keirō)
Strong’sG2751
I shear, cut the hair of
stem keir-4 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books4 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
κείρω,
[in LXX chiefly for גּזז, Is 53:7, al.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2751 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidki'-ro
to shear
Froma primary verb;
King Jamesshear(-er).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| keiretarκειράσθω | happened · he/she/itaorist middle imperative 3rd person singular | have … haircut off | 1× |
| keireraκείρασθαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist middle infinitive | have … haircut off | 1× |
| keiraratouκείραντος | happened · of, belonging toaorist active participle genitive singular masculine | shearer | 1× |
| keireratosκειράμενος | happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative singular masculine | shaved | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | keiramō | keirame | keirami | keirama | keiramē | keiramelē |
| you 2nd person singular | keirasō | keirase | keirasi | keirasa | keirasē | keiraselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | keiratō | keirate | keirati | keirata | keiratē | keiratelē |
| we 1st person plural | keiranō | keirane | keirani | keirana | keiranē | keiranelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | keiravō | keirave | keiravi | keirava | keiravē | keiravelē |
| they 3rd person plural | keiralō | keirale | keirali | keirala | keiralē | keiralelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | keiremō | keireme | keiremi | keirema | keiremē | keiremelē |
| you 2nd person singular | keiresō | keirese | keiresi | keiresa | keiresē | keireselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | keiretō | keirete | keireti | keireta | keiretē | keiretelē |
| we 1st person plural | keirenō | keirene | keireni | keirena | keirenē | keirenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | keirevō | keireve | keirevi | keireva | keirevē | keirevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | keirelō | keirele | keireli | keirela | keirelē | keirelelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | keirameiō | keirameia | keirameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | keiraseiō | keiraseia | keiraseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | keirateiō | keirateia | keirateiē |
| we 1st person plural | keiraneiō | keiraneia | keiraneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | keiraveiō | keiraveia | keiraveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | keiraleiō | keiraleia | keiraleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | keiremeiō | keiremeia | keiremeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | keireseiō | keireseia | keireseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | keireteiō | keireteia | keireteiē |
| we 1st person plural | keireneiō | keireneia | keireneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | keireveiō | keireveia | keireveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | keireleiō | keireleia | keireleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | keirasōr | keirasar | keirasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | keiratōr | keiratar | keiratēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | keiravōr | keiravar | keiravēr |
| they 3rd person plural | keiralōr | keiralar | keiralēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | keiresōr | keiresar | keiresēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | keiretōr | keiretar1×κειράσθω | keiretēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | keirevōr | keirevar | keirevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | keirelōr | keirelar | keirelēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | keiramoiō | keiramoia |
| you 2nd person singular | keirasoiō | keirasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | keiratoiō | keiratoia |
| we 1st person plural | keiranoiō | keiranoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | keiravoiō | keiravoia |
| they 3rd person plural | keiraloiō | keiraloia |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | keiremoiō | keiremoia |
| you 2nd person singular | keiresoiō | keiresoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | keiretoiō | keiretoia |
| we 1st person plural | keirenoiō | keirenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | keirevoiō | keirevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | keireloiō | keireloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | keirarō | keirari | keirara | keirarē |
| acts on or for itself middle voice | keirerō | keireri | keirera1×κείρασθαι | keirerē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | keirarōtos | keiraritos | keiraratos1× | keirarētos |
| acts on or for itself middle voice | keirerōtos | keireritos | keireratos1×κειράμενος | keirerētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
keir is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
keiretar“have … haircut off”happened · he/she/itaorist middle imperative 3rd person singular1×
1 Corinthians 11:6“have … haircut off”ei gar ouk katakaluptetō gunaikas, kai keiretar; ei de aischrem gunaika tem keirera ē xurera, katakaluptetōr.If a woman does not cover her head, she should have her hair cut off. And if it is shameful for a woman to have her hair cut or shaved off, she should cover her head.
keirera“have … haircut off”happened · the “to …” formaorist middle infinitive1×
1 Corinthians 11:6“have … haircut off”ei gar ouk katakaluptetō gunaikas, kai keiretar; ei de aischrem gunaika tem keirera ē xurera, katakaluptetōr.If a woman does not cover her head, she should have her hair cut off. And if it is shameful for a woman to have her hair cut or shaved off, she should cover her head.
keiraratou“shearer”happened · of, belonging toaorist active participle genitive singular masculine1×
Acts 8:32“shearer”tas de periochas tau grafau han anaginōskate ate houtas; Hōs probatem epi sfagan agita, kai hōs amnos enantion tou keiraratou auton afōnos, houtōs ouk anoigatō tem stomem autou.The eunuch was reading this passage of Scripture: “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before the shearer is silent, so He did not open His mouth.
keireratos“shaved”happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative singular masculine1×
Acts 18:18“shaved”Tos de Paulos ēti prosmenaratos hēmerain hikanain toi adelfoi apotasseratos ekplate eis tan Surian, kai sun auto Priskillas kai Akulaos, keireratos en Kenchreai tan kefalan, echate gar euchan.Paul remained in Corinth for quite some time before saying goodbye to the brothers. He had his head shaved in Cenchrea to keep a vow he had made, and then he sailed for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila.