Lexical Definition
εὐνοῦχος eunoûchos (yoo-noo'-khos) eunuch G:N-M
from
eunuch.
- a castrated person (such being employed in Oriental bed-chambers)
- by extension an impotent or unmarried man
- by implication, a chamberlain (state-officer)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| εὐνοῦχοσ | a eunuch | Acts.8.27 |
| eunuch | Acts.8.34 • Acts.8.36 • Acts.8.38 • Acts.8.39 | |
| εὐνοῦχοι | eunuchs | Matt.19.12 • Matt.19.12 • Matt.19.12 |
| ευνούχων | eunuchs | LXX.Esth.1.12 • LXX.Esth.1.15 • LXX.Esth.6.2 • LXX.Esth.7.9 • LXX.Jer.29.2 |
| ευνούχω | eunuch | LXX.Esth.2.3 |
| ευνούχουσ | eunuchs | LXX.Gen.40.7 • LXX.Esth.2.23 • LXX.Jer.41.16 |
| his eunuchs | LXX.2Kgs.24.15 | |
| ευνούχου | eunuch | LXX.2Kgs.23.11 |
| ευνούχοσ | eunuch | LXX.Gen.39.1 • LXX.Esth.2.14 • LXX.Esth.2.15 • LXX.Isa.56.3 • LXX.Jer.38.7 |
| ευνούχον | eunuch | LXX.1Kgs.22.9 • LXX.2Kgs.8.6 • LXX.2Kgs.25.19 • LXX.2Chr.18.8 • LXX.Jer.52.25 |
| her eunuch | LXX.Esth.4.5 | |
| ευνούχοισ | eunuchs | LXX.Gen.40.2 • LXX.1Chr.28.1 • LXX.Esth.1.10 • LXX.Isa.56.4 |
| his eunuchs | LXX.1Sam.8.15 | |
| ευνούχοι | eunuchs | LXX.2Kgs.9.32 • LXX.2Kgs.20.18 • LXX.Esth.2.21 • LXX.Esth.4.4 • LXX.Esth.6.14 |
| his eunuchs | LXX.2Kgs.24.12 |
Abbott-Smith
εὐνοῦχος, -ου, ὁ (i.e. ὁ τὴν εὐνὴν (bed) ἔχων), [in LXX for סָרִיס (perhaps not of necessity an actual eunuch; DB, s.v.), Ge 39:1, al., Wi 3:14, Si 20:4 30:20 ;]
an emasculated man, a eunuch: Mt 19:12; one such holding, as was common, high office, as of chamberlain, at court, Ac 8:27, 34, 36, 38, 39; metaph., of one naturally incapacitated for or voluntarily abstaining from wedlock, Mt 19:12.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 39:1 |
| Matthew | 19:12 |
| Acts | 8:27 · 8:34 · 8:36 · 8:38 · 8:39 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
εὐνοῦχος, ὁ,
(εὐνή, ἔχω) castrated person, eunuch, employed to take charge of the women and act as chamberlain (whence the name, ὁ τὴν εὐνὴν ἔχων), [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 of animals, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__3 of dates, without stones, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II as adjective, watching the bed, sleepless, λαμπάδες εὐνούχοισιν ὄμμασιν [Refs 5th c.BC+]