Strong's Lexicon
G2134
G2134 — εὐνουχίζω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2134 |
|---|---|
| Word: | εὐνουχίζω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G2135 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | eunouchizo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | yoo-nou-khid'-zo |
| Meaning: | 1. to castrate 2. (by extension) to make one a eunuch (in the service of another) 3. (figuratively,) to live unmarried (thus as a eunuch by abstaining) |
| KJV Renderings: | make...eunuch |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
εὐνουχίζω: 1 aorist ἐυνουχισα; 1 aorist passive ἐυνουχίσθην; (on the augment cf. Buttmann, 34 (30); WHs Appendix, p. 162); to castrate, unman: passive ὑπό τίνος, Mat 19:12 a; metaphorically, ἐυνουχίζειν ἑαυτόν, to make oneself a eunuch, viz. by abstaining (like a eunuch) from marriage, Mat 19:12 b. (Josephus, Antiquities 10, 2, 2; Lucian, Dio Cassius, others.)
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
εὐνουχίζω (make…eunuch)
Matthew 19:12
- KJV: For there are some eunuchs which were so born from mother’s womb and there are some eunuchs which were made eunuchs of men and there be eunuchs which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven’s sake He that is able to receive let him receive
- GK: εισί γαρ ευνούχοι οίτινες εκ κοιλίας μητρός εγεννήθησαν ούτως και εισίν ευνούχοι οίτινες ευνουχίσθησαν υπό των ανθρώπων και εισίν ευνούχοι οίτινες ευνούχισαν εαυτούς διά την βασιλείαν των ουρανών ο δυνάμενος χωρείν χωρείτω