keiro denotes cutting hair or wool, whether of a woman, Paul’s head, or a lamb before its shearer.

The attested use concerns cutting hair or wool: a woman’s being shorn in 1 Corinthians 11:6, Paul’s head in Acts 18:18, and the action associated with a lamb’s shearer in Acts 8:32.

1. Cutting hair or wool · dominant

   In 1 Corinthians 11:6, two aorist middle forms occur in the clause about a woman who does not cover herself; the APB renders the verse with “let her also be shorn” and “to be shorn or shaved.” In Acts 18:18, an aorist middle participle is used of Paul and his head, while Acts 8:32 uses an aorist active participle in the comparison of a lamb before its shearer.

   1 Corinthians 11:6Acts 18:18Acts 8:32

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the occurrences with “shorn,” “shaved,” “sheared his head,” and “shearer.” These renderings confirm the verse contexts rather than assigning a separate English equivalent to each form.