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Be long-haired

κομάωStrong’s G2863

komaō

Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament

In short

Komaō is the Greek word usually translated “shall have long hair”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.

“Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?”
1 Corinthians 11:14 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “shall have long hair”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • he shall have long hair 1
  • she shall have long hair 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 1 Corinthians 2

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Greek dictionary

κομάω komaō · be long-haired

κομάω, -ῶ (κόμη), to wear long hair: 1Co.11:14-15.† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.