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Strong's G2751 κείρω (keiro)

Keiro means “shear” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H2751 — chori (“white”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G2751
Language Greek
Linked Usages 22
Books 12

Strong's G2751 Quick Answer

Strong's G2751 κείρω (keiro) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. keiro (kei'-ro) v. 1. to shear [a primary verb] It has 22 linked Bible usages across 12 books. Visible English usage signals include sheep, hair, shorn, shearing, and head. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Meaning
keiro (kei'-ro) v. 1. to shear [a primary verb]
Usage
22 linked usages
Books
12 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Usage Words
sheep, hair, shorn, shearing, and head

Meaning and Definition

keiro (kei'-ro) v. 1. to shear [a primary verb] KJV: shear(-er)

Original Word
κείρω
Transliteration
keiro
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G2751. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to shear

Usage: κείρω [in LXX chiefly for גָּזַז, Isa.53:7, al. ;] to cut short the hair, shear: a sheep, Act.8:32 (Isa, l.with). Mid., to have one's hair cut off, be shorn: absol., 1Co.11:6; τ-. κεφαλήν, Act.18:18.† (AS)

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English Usage Signals

Frequent English words from the visible usage excerpts. These are not a replacement for the original-language definition, but they make the usage pattern easier to scan.

sheep hair shorn shearing head shear behold every firstborn among shalt lord

How Strong's G2751 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 19 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G2751 (κείρω) appears 21 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G2751 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G2751 in the New Testament

3 indexed usages in New Testament.

Acts 8:32 KJV

The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:

Acts 18:18 KJV

And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having shorn his head in Cenchrea: for he had a vow.

1 Corinthians 11:6 KJV

For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered.

Strong's G2751 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

19 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 31:19 Septuagint / Brenton

And Laban went to shear his sheep; and Rachel stole her father’s images.

Genesis 38:12 Septuagint / Brenton

And the days were fulfilled, and Shua the wife of Judah died; and Judah, being comforted, went to them that sheared his sheep, himself and Hirah his shepherd the Adullamite, to Timnah.

Genesis 38:13 Septuagint / Brenton

And it was told Tamar his daughter-in-law, saying, Behold, thy father-in-law goeth up to Timnah, to shear his sheep.

Usage Excerpts

First 22 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G2751.

Genesis 31:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Laban went to shear his sheep; and Rachel stole her father’s images.
Genesis 38:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the days were fulfilled, and Shua the wife of Judah died; and Judah, being comforted, went to them that sheared his sheep, himself and Hirah his shepherd the Adullamite, to Timnah.
Genesis 38:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it was told Tamar his daughter-in-law, saying, Behold, thy father-in-law goeth up to Timnah, to shear his sheep.
Deuteronomy 15:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Every firstborn that shall be born among thy kine and thy sheep, thou shalt sanctify the males to the Lord thy God; thou shalt not work with thy firstborn calf, and thou shalt not shear the firstborn of thy sheep.
1 Kingdoms 25:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And there was a man in Maon, and his flocks were in Carmel, and he was a very great man; and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand she-goats: and he happened to be shearing his flock in Carmel.
1 Kingdoms 25:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David heard in the wilderness, that Nabal the Carmelite was shearing his sheep.
1 Kingdoms 25:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And now, behold, I have heard that thy shepherds who were with us in the wilderness are shearing thy sheep, and we hindered them not, neither did we demand anything from them all the time they were in Carmel.
1 Kingdoms 25:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And shall I take my bread, and my wine, and my beasts that I have slain for my shearers, and shall I give them to men of whom I know not whence they are?
2 Kingdoms 13:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass at the end of two whole years, that they were shearing sheep for Absalom in Baal-hazor near Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king’s sons.
2 Kingdoms 13:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Absalom came to the king, and said, Behold, thy servant has a sheepshearing; let now the king and his servants go with thy servant.
2 Kingdoms 14:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And when he polled his head (and it was at the beginning of every year that he polled it, because it grew heavy upon him), even when he polled it, he weighed the hair of his head, two hundred shekels according to the royal shekel.
Job 1:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
So Job arose, and rent his garments, And shaved the hair of his head, And fell on the earth, and worshiped,
Proverbs 34:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Song of Solomon 4:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thy teeth are as flocks of shorn sheep, That have gone up from the washing; All of them bearing twins, And there is not a barren one among them.
Song of Solomon 6:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thy teeth are as flocks of shorn sheep, That have gone up from the washing, All of them bearing twins, And there is none barren among them: Thy lips are as a thread of scarlet, And thy speech is comely.
Isaiah 53:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he, because of his affliction, opens not his mouth: he was led as a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before the shearer is dumb, so he opens not his mouth.
Jeremiah 7:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Cut off thy hair, and cast it away, and take up a lamentation on thy lips; for the Lord has reprobated and rejected the generation that does these things.
Jeremiah 30:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And their camels shall be a spoil, and the multitude of their cattle shall be destroyed: and I will scatter them as chaff with every wind, having their hair cut about their foreheads, I will bring on their overthrow from all sides, saith the Lord.
Micah 1:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Shave thy hair, and make thyself bald for thy delicate children; increase thy widowhood as an eagle; for thy people are gone into captivity from thee.
Acts 8:32 New Testament, KJV
The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:
Acts 18:18 New Testament, KJV
And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having shorn his head in Cenchrea: for he had a vow.
1 Corinthians 11:6 New Testament, KJV
For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G2751, grouped by book.

Genesis 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Kingdoms 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Song of Solomon 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Acts 2 usages, New Testament
1 Corinthians 1 usage, New Testament

Strong's G2751 FAQ

What does keiro (κείρω) mean?

Keiro (Strong's G2751) is a Greek word most simply glossed "shear". keiro (kei'-ro) v. 1. to shear [a primary verb]

How many times is keiro (κείρω) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 22 linked usages for Strong's G2751 across 12 books.

Where can I study keiro (κείρω) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G2751 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

What English words translate keiro (κείρω)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as sheep, hair, shorn, shearing, head, and shear. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G2751 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 19 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament for Strong's G2751, with linked reader references where each row is available.