κείρω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Category:Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#ΚΕΙΡΩCategory:Ancient Greek terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *(s)ker- (cut)#ΚΕΙΡΩ

From Proto-HellenicCategory:Ancient Greek terms inherited from Proto-Hellenic#ΚΕΙΡΩCategory:Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Hellenic#ΚΕΙΡΩ *keřřō, from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#ΚΕΙΡΩ *(s)kér-ye-, *ye-present from the root *(s)ker- (to cut). Cognate with Old English scieran (English shear), Old Armenian քերեմ (kʻerem, I scratch).[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

κείρω (keírō)Category:Ancient Greek lemmas#ΚΕΙΡΩCategory:Ancient Greek verbs#ΚΕΙΡΩCategory:Ancient Greek paroxytone terms#ΚΕΙΡΩCategory:Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header#ΚΕΙΡΩCategory:Pages with entries#ΚΕΙΡΩCategory:Pages with 1 entry#ΚΕΙΡΩ

  1. to shear, shave, cut hair short
    • The Greek New Testament, Acts 8:32:
      ὡς πρόβατον ἐπὶ σφαγὴν ἤχθη· καὶ ὡς ἀμνὸς ἐναντίον τοῦ κείραντος αὐτὸν ἄφωνος, οὕτως οὐκ ἀνοίγει τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ.
      He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth.
    • The Greek New Testament, Acts 18:18:
      κειράμενος τὴν κεφαλήν ἐν Κεγχρεαῖς· εἶχε γὰρ εὐχήν.
      having shorn his head in Cenchrea: for he had a vow.
  2. to ravage, waste
  3. to destroy, consume, devour
  4. to cut short, lessen, reduce

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Derived terms

References

  1. Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “κείρω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 665

Further reading

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