What does εὐνουχίζω (eunouchízō) mean in the Bible?
εὐνουχίζω (eunouchízō) is a Greek word meaning "to castrate (figuratively, live unmarried)".
Greek · G2134
εὐνουχίζω
To castrate (figuratively, live unmarried)
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εὐνουχίζω G2134
Pronunciation eunouchízō
What does εὐνουχίζω (eunouchízō) mean in the Bible?
εὐνουχίζω (eunouchízō) is a Greek word meaning "to castrate (figuratively, live unmarried)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2134?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include live like eunuchs (1), were made [that way] (1).
Where does εὐνουχίζω (eunouchízō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 19:12. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It live like eunuchs 1× Matthew 19:12
were made [that way] 1× Matthew 19:12
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 19:12
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 1
Matthew 2
Source forms
εὐνούχισαν 1x eunouchisan Matthew 19:12
εὐνουχίσθησαν 1x eunouchisthēsan Matthew 19:12
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Matthew 19:12
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural 1x Matthew 19:12
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to castrate (figuratively, live unmarried)
Source Gloss
to castrate (figuratively, live unmarried)
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
(εὐνοῦχος), to make a eunuch of, castrate: pass., Mat.19:12; metaphorically, εὐ. έαυτόν, ib.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 19:12 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Passive Indicative
εὐνουχίσθησαν eunoucisqhsan
emasculate, castrate
Read verse Matthew 19:12 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
εὐνούχισαν eunoucisan
emasculate, castrate
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 2
Voice
passive 1 active 1
Mood
indicative 2
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
εὐνουχίζω is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain