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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Greek - English Dictionary

G2135 - Eunuchs

Strong's No.:G2135

Greek:εὐνοῦχος

Transliteration:eunouchos

Phonetic:yoo-noo'-khos

Word Origin:From εὐνή eunē (a bed) and G2192

Bible Usage:eunuch.

Part of Speech:Noun Masculine

Strongs
Definition:

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


Thayers
Definition:

1. a bed keeper, bed guard, superintendent of the bedchamber, chamberlain

a. in the palace of oriental monarchs who support numerous wives the superintendent of the women's apartment or harem, an office held by eunuchs

b. 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.

c. one naturally incapacitated

1. for marriage

2. begetting children

d. one who voluntarily abstains from marriage


Bible References:
Eunuchs

Translation
Occurrences:
eunuch ( 5 )
eunuchs ( 3 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.