κουρεύομαι
From LSJ
εἰς τὴν ἀγορὰν χειροτονεῖτε τοὺς ταξιάρχους καὶ τοὺς φυλάρχους, οὐκ ἐπὶ τὸν πόλεμον → you elect taxiarchs and phylarchs for the marketplace not for war
English (LSJ)
(κουρά)
A take the tonsure, i.e. enter a monastery, of a nun, Just.Nov.134.10.1; have the hair cut, of four-year-old children, Sch.Nic.Al.417.