verb
xuromō
Strong’sG3587
I shave
stem xur-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
ξυράω, -ῶ
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3587 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidxoo-rah'-o
to shave or "shear" the hair
Fromfrom a derivative of the same as G3586 (meaning a razor);
King Jamesshave.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Trag. and Attic dialect (see. below); ξῠράω, Refs 1st c.AD+ (also in present middle, Refs 1st c.BC+, and present passive, Refs 2nd c.AD+; both forms in codices of Refs 5th c.BC+; compare ξύρω: future -ήσωLXX: aorist ἐξύρησα Refs 5th c.BC+:—middle, future ξυρήσομαι LXX+1st c.AD+ see at {πριαμωθήσομαι}: aorist ἐξυρησάμην LXX+2nd c.AD+:—passive, future -ηθήσομαιLXXperfect ἐξύρημαι (see. below): (ξυρόν):—shave, ξυροῦντες (variant{-ῶντες}) τῶν παιδίων τὴν κεφαλήν Refs 5th c.BC+ it shaves close, 'touches the quick', Refs 5th c.BC+; ξυρεῖν ἐπιχειρεῖν λέοντα, of a dangerous undertaking, 'beard the lion', Refs 5th c.BC+:—middle and passive, shave oneself or have oneself shaved, ξυρεῦνται (variant{-ῶνται}) Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐξυρημένος Refs 5th c.BC+ they shave their whole body or have it shaved, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐξυρημένος τὴν κεφαλήν with one's head shaved, Refs 2nd c.AD+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| xureliξυρήσονται | will happen · theyfuture middle indicative 3rd person plural | shave | 1× |
| xureraξυρᾶσθαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist middle infinitive | shaved | 1× |
| xurorēntaἐξυρημένῃ | has happened · to, forperfect middle or passive participle dative singular feminine | 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 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | xuromō | xurome | xuromē | xuromelē |
| you 2nd person singular | xurosō | xurose | xurosē | xuroselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | xurotō | xurote | xurotē | xurotelē |
| we 1st person plural | xuronō | xurone | xuronē | xuronelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | xurovō | xurove | xurovē | xurovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | xurolō | xurole | xurolē | xurolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | xuremi | xurema |
| you 2nd person singular | xuresi | xuresa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | xureti | xureta |
| we 1st person plural | xureni | xurena |
| ye 2nd person plural | xurevi | xureva |
| they 3rd person plural | xureli1×ξυρήσονται | xurela |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | xuromeiō | xuromeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | xuroseiō | xuroseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | xuroteiō | xuroteiē |
| we 1st person plural | xuroneiō | xuroneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | xuroveiō | xuroveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | xuroleiō | xuroleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | xuremeia |
| you 2nd person singular | xureseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | xureteia |
| we 1st person plural | xureneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | xureveia |
| they 3rd person plural | xureleia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | xurosōr | xurosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | xurotōr | xurotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | xurovōr | xurovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | xurolōr | xurolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | xuresar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | xuretar |
| ye 2nd person plural | xurevar |
| they 3rd person plural | xurelar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | xuromoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | xurosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | xurotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | xuronoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | xurovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | xuroloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | xuremoia |
| you 2nd person singular | xuresoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | xuretoia |
| we 1st person plural | xurenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | xurevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | xureloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | xurorō | xurorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | xureri | xurera1×ξυρᾶσθαι |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | xurorōntos | xurorēntos1× | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | xurerintos | xurerantos |
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
xur 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
xureli“shave”will happen · theyfuture middle indicative 3rd person plural1×
Acts 21:24“shave”… autoi kai dapanasar epi autoi hina xureli tan kefalan, kai gnōskeli pantois hoti …… along with them, and pay their expenses so they can have their heads shaved. Then everyone will know that there is …
xurera“shaved”happened · the “to …” formaorist middle infinitive1×
1 Corinthians 11:6… de aischrem gunaika tem keirera ē xurera, katakaluptotōr.… to have her hair cut or shaved off, she should cover her head.
xurorēnta“shaved”has happened · to, forperfect middle or passive participle dative singular feminine1×
1 Corinthians 11:5… gar atō kai tem autem ta xurorēnta.… just as if her head were shaved.