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κείρω
κείρωvb fut.
κερῶ
Ion.
κερέω
aor.
ἔκειρα
ep.
ἔκερσα
also
κέρσα
inf.
κεῖραι
mid.dial.imperatv.
κείρευ
aor.
ἐκειράμην
ep.
ἐκερσάμην
pass.aor.
ἐκέρθην
aor.2
ἐκάρην
3sg.subj.
καρῇ
mid.pass.pf.
κέκαρμαι
inf.
κεκάρθαι
cut offbeams, branchesIl. S.of a boarcut throughw. its tusksthe sinews of a man's legAR. of Ajaxcreate by slashingslash outw.intern.acc.a slaughter of beastsS. cut off, shave offone's hairesp. in mourningIl. Thgn. Hdt.of dead warriorscause the cutting oftheir wives' hairE.fig., of city wallsshear offa child's hairi.e. cause it to be sheared off by impact w. the ground when he is thrown fr. themE.mid.cut off, shave offone's hair, beard, moustacheesp. in mourning, sts. w. ἐπί + dat.for someoneHom. Archil. A. Hdt. E. Call.of Eroshavew.acc.his wingsclippedCall.epigr.pass.of hairbe shorn offPi. E. cut the hair off, shaveoneselfesp. in mourningHdt. Plu.cut the mane off, crophorsesHdt. Plu.sheara sheepNT.mid.cut the hair offoneself, one's headNT. Plu.intr.cut off one's hairIl. Hdt. E. Lys.gener.have one's hair cutw.acc.adv.in a certain wayHdt. Thphr. Call. Theoc. Plu.pass.of persons, their headsbe shavedE. X. Plu. cut downtrees, cornhHom. AR. Plu.the Sown Menas though cornAR.fig.cut, harvestsweet grassw.prep.phr.fr. a girl's bedPi.pass.of corn, reedsbe cut or harvestedPlb. Plu. cut down the vegetation of a regionlevel, cleara plain, a mountainso that troops can passHdt.land and seafig.ref. to destroying enemy forcesA.lay waste toa placeHdt. Th. Pl. Plu.pass.of vineyards, farmland, regionsbe laid wasteThgn. Hdt. of a goddestroypersonsA. S.fr. of vultures, fish, eelstear ata person's entrailsHom.of bramblesscratchAphroditeBion of a donkeyeat upcornIl.of unwanted guestsconsumesomeone's wealthOd.

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to cut short, shear (hair); ravage, destroy

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κείρωvb fut.
κερῶ
Ion.
κερέω
aor.
ἔκειρα
ep.
ἔκερσα
also
κέρσα
inf.
κεῖραι
mid.dial.imperatv.
κείρευ
aor.
ἐκειράμην
ep.
ἐκερσάμην
pass.aor.
ἐκέρθην
aor.2
ἐκάρην
3sg.subj.
καρῇ
mid.pass.pf.
κέκαρμαι
inf.
κεκάρθαι
cut offbeams, branchesIl. S.of a boarcut throughw. its tusksthe sinews of a man's legAR. of Ajaxcreate by slashingslash outw.intern.acc.a slaughter of beastsS. cut off, shave offone's hairesp. in mourningIl. Thgn. Hdt.of dead warriorscause the cutting oftheir wives' hairE.fig., of city wallsshear offa child's hairi.e. cause it to be sheared off by impact w. the ground when he is thrown fr. themE.mid.cut off, shave offone's hair, beard, moustacheesp. in mourning, sts. w. ἐπί + dat.for someoneHom. Archil. A. Hdt. E. Call.of Eroshavew.acc.his wingsclippedCall.epigr.pass.of hairbe shorn offPi. E. cut the hair off, shaveoneselfesp. in mourningHdt. Plu.cut the mane off, crophorsesHdt. Plu.sheara sheepNT.mid.cut the hair offoneself, one's headNT. Plu.intr.cut off one's hairIl. Hdt. E. Lys.gener.have one's hair cutw.acc.adv.in a certain wayHdt. Thphr. Call. Theoc. Plu.pass.of persons, their headsbe shavedE. X. Plu. cut downtrees, cornhHom. AR. Plu.the Sown Menas though cornAR.fig.cut, harvestsweet grassw.prep.phr.fr. a girl's bedPi.pass.of corn, reedsbe cut or harvestedPlb. Plu. cut down the vegetation of a regionlevel, cleara plain, a mountainso that troops can passHdt.land and seafig.ref. to destroying enemy forcesA.lay waste toa placeHdt. Th. Pl. Plu.pass.of vineyards, farmland, regionsbe laid wasteThgn. Hdt. of a goddestroypersonsA. S.fr. of vultures, fish, eelstear ata person's entrailsHom.of bramblesscratchAphroditeBion of a donkeyeat upcornIl.of unwanted guestsconsumesomeone's wealthOd.
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22315
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-22316
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  "headword": "κείρω",
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    "key": "κείρω"
  },
  "senses": [],
  "citations": [],
  "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-22316"
}