εὐνοῦχοςeunoûchos
a castrated person (such being employed in Oriental bed-chambers); by extension an impotent or unmarried man; by implication, a chamberlain (state-officer)
Greek (New Testament) · G2135
Meanings
an emasculated man, a eunuch: Matthew 19:12; one such holding, as was common, high office, as of chamberlain, at court, Acts 8:27, Acts 8:34, Acts 8:36, Acts 8:38, Acts 8:39; metaphorically, of one naturally incapacitated for or voluntarily abstaining from wedlock, Matthew 19:12.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 8 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 19:12 Some are born as eunuchs, some have been made eunuchs by others, and some choose not to marry for the sake of the Kingdom of Heaven. Let anyone accept this who can.”
- Acts 8:27 So he started out, and he met the treasurer of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under the Kandake, the queen of Ethiopia. The eunuch had gone to Jerusalem to worship,
- Acts 8:34 The eunuch asked Philip, “Tell me, was the prophet talking about himself or someone else?”
- Acts 8:36 As they rode along, they came to some water, and the eunuch said, “Look! There’s some water! Why can’t I be baptized?”
- Acts 8:38 He ordered the carriage to stop, and they went down into the water, and Philip baptized him.
- Acts 8:39 When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away. The eunuch never saw him again but went on his way rejoicing.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.