Eunoûchos — G2135

Definition

masculine noun

a castrated person (such being employed in Oriental bed-chambers); by extension an impotent or unmarried man; by implication, a chamberlain (state-officer)

1. an emasculated man, a eunuch
2. one naturally incapacitated — either for marriage

Usually translated as

eunuch

Origin

from eunḗ (a bed) and G2192

• échō (G2192)

Occurrences

Eunoûchos occurs 8 times in 6 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (1), Acts (5)

• Matthew 19:12 — For there are some eunuchs (εὐνοῦχοι), which were so born from their 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 it, let him receive it.
• Matthew 19:12 — For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother’s womb: and there are some eunuchs (εὐνοῦχοι), 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 it, let him receive it.
• Matthew 19:12 — For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother’s womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs (εὐνοῦχοι), which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven’s sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.
• Acts 8:27 — And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch (εὐνοῦχος) of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,
• Acts 8:34 — And the eunuch (εὐνοῦχος) answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?
• Acts 8:36 — And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch (εὐνοῦχος) said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?
• Acts 8:38 — And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch (εὐνοῦχος); and he baptized him.
• Acts 8:39 — And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch (εὐνοῦχος) saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.