εὐνοῦχος

eunouchosNoun (Masculine)G2135

eunuch

From: from (a bed) and G2192 (ἔχω);

Short Definition

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

Full Lexicon Entry

ἔχων), an emasculated man, a eunuch: one such holding, as was common, high office, as of chamberlain, at court; metaphorically, of one naturally incapacitated for or volun­tarily abstaining from wedlock.
LXX Usage: for סָרִיס (perhaps not of necessity an actual eunuch; DB, ),

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)

Morphology G:N-M

DescriptionGreek Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

6 times

Appears 6 times in the New Testament. Top books include:

Acts
5
Matthew
1

Key Passages

  • Acts 8:27
  • Acts 8:34
  • Acts 8:36
  • Acts 8:38
  • Acts 8:39

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