King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G2134
Transliteration: eunouchizō
Phonetic Spelling: (yoo-noo-khid'-zo)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to make a eunuch of
Meaning: to make a eunuch of
εὐνουχίζω: 1 aorist ἐυνουχισα; 1 aorist passive ἐυνουχίσθην; (on the augment cf. Buttmann, 34 (30); WHs Appendix, p. 162); to castrate, unman: passive ὑπό τίνος, Matthew 19:12a; metaphorically, ἐυνουχίζειν ἑαυτόν, to make oneself a eunuch, viz. by abstaining (like a eunuch) from marriage, Matthew 19:12b. (Josephus, Antiquities 10, 2, 2; Lucian, Dio Cassius, others.)
Word Summary
eunouchizō: to make a eunuch of
Original Word: εὐνουχίζωTransliteration: eunouchizō
Phonetic Spelling: (yoo-noo-khid'-zo)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to make a eunuch of
Meaning: to make a eunuch of
Strong's Concordance
castrate, emasculateFrom eunouchos; to castrate (figuratively, live unmarried) -- make...eunuch.
see GREEK eunouchos
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2134: εὐνουχίζωεὐνουχίζω: 1 aorist ἐυνουχισα; 1 aorist passive ἐυνουχίσθην; (on the augment cf. Buttmann, 34 (30); WHs Appendix, p. 162); to castrate, unman: passive ὑπό τίνος, Matthew 19:12a; metaphorically, ἐυνουχίζειν ἑαυτόν, to make oneself a eunuch, viz. by abstaining (like a eunuch) from marriage, Matthew 19:12b. (Josephus, Antiquities 10, 2, 2; Lucian, Dio Cassius, others.)