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κείρω

Transliteration: keiro · verb

4x in NTFirst: Acts 8:32
MeaningI shear, cut the hair of
Part of speechverb
Frequency4x in the New Testament
Key inflected formsκείραντος, κειράμενος, κειράσθω, κείρασθαι
Example versesActs 8:32 · Acts 18:18 · 1Cor 11:6
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What kind of word is κείρω?

κείρω (keiro) is a verb that occurs 4 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “I shear, cut the hair of” and first appears in Acts 8:32.

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