εὐνοῦχος
eunoûchos
eunuch
A man who has been castrated, especially one employed to oversee the women's quarters or harem; by extension, a court official or functionary, regardless of physical condition. In some contexts, the term may also refer more broadly to an official in royal service, not necessarily castrated.
Acts 8:39 · Word #18
Lexicon G2135
| Lemma | εὐνοῦχος |
| Transliteration | eunoûchos |
| Strong's | G2135 |
| Definition | A man who has been castrated, especially one employed to oversee the women's quarters or harem; by extension, a court official or functionary, regardless of physical condition. In some contexts, the term may also refer more broadly to an official in royal service, not necessarily castrated. |
Morphology N NOM M SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | eunuch |
| Literal | eunuch |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | εὐνοῦχος |
| Strong's | G2135 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G2135-02
bedchamber guardian
| Morphological Notes | Noun; nominative; masculine; singular (Gr,N,,,,,NMS) — functioning as a singular male subject or designation. |
| Rendering Rationale | This rendering reflects the etymological sense of one who ‘holds/guards the bed,’ preserving the compound root meaning rather than defaulting to the later narrowed sense of castrated male. The nominative masculine singular form denotes a single male identified as such a guardian. |
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