Strong G2134εὐνουχίζω
to become a eunuch
- Transliteration
- eunouchizō
- Pronunciation
- yoo-noo-khid'-zo
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
From G2135; to castrate (figuratively live unmarried): - make . . . eunuch.
Detailed definition
εὐνουχίζω
(εὐνοῦχος),
to make a eunuch of, castrate: pass., Mat.19:12; metaphorically, εὐ. έαυτόν, ib.†
(AS)
(εὐνοῦχος),
to make a eunuch of, castrate: pass., Mat.19:12; metaphorically, εὐ. έαυτόν, ib.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G2134 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- eunuch1
- eunuchs1
- make1
First verses
- Matthew 19:12For 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, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven’s sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
εὐνουχ-ίζω,
castrate, τινα [NT+5th c.BC+ (NT.Matt.19.12 (_active_ and _passive_), 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Sat.” 12, etc.; γυναῖκας 5th c.BC: Xanthus Historicus 19: _metaphorically_, γῆν 2nd-3rd c.AD: Philostratus Sophista)]“V A” 6.42; φάρμακον [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Archigenes Medicus cited in 4th c.AD: Oribasius Medicus 8.2.8)]:—passive, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 4.570, 2nd-3rd c.AD: Dio Cassius Historicus 68.2.)]
castrate, τινα [NT+5th c.BC+ (NT.Matt.19.12 (_active_ and _passive_), 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Sat.” 12, etc.; γυναῖκας 5th c.BC: Xanthus Historicus 19: _metaphorically_, γῆν 2nd-3rd c.AD: Philostratus Sophista)]“V A” 6.42; φάρμακον [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Archigenes Medicus cited in 4th c.AD: Oribasius Medicus 8.2.8)]:—passive, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 4.570, 2nd-3rd c.AD: Dio Cassius Historicus 68.2.)]