Strong's Lexicon
G2135 — εὐνοῦχος
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2135 |
|---|---|
| Word: | εὐνοῦχος |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from eune (a bed) and G2192 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 8 |
| Transliteration: | eunouchos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | yoo-nou`-khos |
| Meaning: | 1. a castrated person (such being employed in Oriental bed-chambers) 2. (by extension) an impotent or unmarried man 3. (by implication) a chamberlain (state-officer) |
| KJV Renderings: | eunuch |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
εὐνοῦχος, εὐνούχου, ὁ (from εὐνή a bed, and ἔχω), the Sept. ñÈøÄéñ; from Herodotus down; properly, a bed-keeper, bed-guard, superintendent of the bedchamber, chamberlain, in the palace of oriental monarchs who support numerous wives; the superintendent of the women’s apartment or harem, an office held by eunuchs; hence,
a. an emasculated man, a eunuch: Mat 19:12 b. But eunuchs in oriental courts held other offices of greater or less importance, like the oversight of the treasury, held by the Ethiopian eunuch mentioned in Act 8:27; Act 8:34; Act 8:36; Act 8:38 f; cf. Gesenius, Thesaurus, ii., p. 973; (B. D. under the word ).
b. one naturally incapacitated — either for marriage, Mat 19:12 a; or for begetting children, Wis 3:14, cf. Grimm, exgt. Hdb. at the passage c. one who voluntarily abstains from marriage: Mat 19:12 c. Fischer, De vitiis lexamples N. T. etc., p. 485ff treats of the word more fully.
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
εὐνοῦχος (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
Acts 8:27
- KJV: And he arose and went and behold a man of Ethiopia an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians who had of all her treasure and had come to Jerusalem for to worship
- GK: και αναστάς επορεύθη και ιδού ανήρ Αιθίοψ ευνούχος δυνάστης Κανδάκης της βασιλίσσης Αιθιόπων ος ην επί πάσης της γάζης αυτής ος εληλύθει προσκυνήσων εις Ιερουσαλήμ
Acts 8:34
- KJV: And the eunuch answered Philip and said I pray thee of whom speaketh the prophet this of himself or of some other man
- GK: αποκριθείς δε ο ευνούχος τω Φιλίππω είπε δέομαί σου περί τίνος ο προφήτης λέγει τούτο περί εαυτού η περί ετέρου τινός
Acts 8:36
- KJV: And as they went on way they came unto a certain water and the eunuch said See water what doth hinder me to be baptized
- GK: ως δε επορεύοντο κατά την οδόν ήλθον επί τι ύδωρ και φησιν ο ευνούχος ιδού ύδωρ τι κωλύει με βαπτισθήναι
Acts 8:38
- KJV: And he commanded the chariot to stand still and they went down both into the water both Philip and the eunuch and he baptized him
- GK: και εκέλευσε στήναι το άρμα και κατέβησαν αμφότεροι εις το ύδωρ ο τε Φίλιππος και ο ευνούχος και εβάπτισεν αυτόν
Acts 8:39
- KJV: And when they were come up out of the water the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip that the eunuch saw him no more and he went on his way rejoicing
- GK: ότε δε ανέβησαν εκ του ύδατος πνεύμα κυρίου ήρπασε τον Φίλιππον και ουκ είδεν αυτόν ουκέτι ο ευνούχος επορεύετο γαρ την οδόν αυτού χαίρων
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