2135 – εὐνοῦχος (eunouchos)

eunuch


Type:
Noun
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Greek: εὐνοῦχος (eunouchos)
Pronunciation: yoo-noo-khos
Gematria: 1601(5 + 400 + 50 + 70 + 400 + 600 + 70 + 6)    words with the same gematria
Origin: From eune (a bed) and G2192
Usage: 8 times in NT

Description

  1. A bed keeper, bed guard, superintendent of the bedchamber, chamberlain.
    1. In the palace of oriental monarchs who support numerous wives the superintendent of the women's apartment or harem, an office held by eunuchs.
    2. An emasculated man, a eunuch.
      1. Eunuchs in oriental courts held by other offices of greater, held by the Ethiopian eunuch mentioned in Ac.
  • 8:27-39.
      1. One naturally incapacitated.
        1. For marriage.
        2. Begetting children.
      2. One who voluntarily abstains from marriage.


    Origin

    From eune (a bed) and G2192:

    ἔχωechoG2192have

    Word root

    Word with eunouchos as root:

    εὐνουχίζωeunouchizoG2134make eunuchs

    Equivalent Hebrew/Aramaic words

    In the Greek Septuagint (LXX) translation, the following Hebrew/Aramaic words have been translated into eunouchos :

    סָרִיסsarisH5631eunuch

    Alternative forms

    Grammatical code shortcode Swedish Quantity
    Noun Noun
    nom. pl. Nominative plural masculine
    N-NPM-3
    Noun Noun
    nom. sing. Nominative singular masculine
    N-NSM-5


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  • Usage in NT


    3
    5
    Total    8

    References (8 occurances in 6 verses)





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