- Original: κείρω - Transliteration: Keiro - Phonetic: ki'-ro - Definition: 1. to sheer: a sheep 2. to get or let be shorn 3. of shearing or cutting short the hair of the head - Origin: a primary verb - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: A primary verb; to shear: - shear (-er). Total KJV Occurrences: 4 • shearer, 1 Act 8:32 • shorn, 3 Act 18:18; 1 Corinthians 11:6(2)