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UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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εὐνουχίζω

Strong’s: G2134

Associated OET lemmas: εὐνουχίζω

Form 1

Part of speech: verb

Constructions: εὐνουχίζω; εὐνή; bed; ἔχω

Sense 1: to make a eunuch, to castrate

Semantic entry: 9.26

Semantic domains: People

Subdomains: Males

Definition: (derivative of εὐνοῦχος[a] ‘eunuch,’ 9.25: εὐνοῦχος) to cause a person to be a eunuch

Notes: Sometimes one may render εὐνουχίζω as ‘to cause a person not to be able to have marital relations.’|In a number of languages the castration of a man is referred to by a term very different from what is employed in the case of the castration of an animal.

MAT 19:12: RV MAT 19:12 · LV MAT 19:12 · Read together MAT 19:12

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OET-RV MAT 19:12

12 There are some men who are born without testicles, right from their mother’s womb, there are some who’ve been castrated by others, and there are some who castrate themselves because of the heavenly kingdom. Anyone who’s able to accept this can accept it.”

OET-LV MAT 19:12

12 For/Because there_are eunuchs who were_born thus from womb of_mother, and there_are eunuchs who were_castrated by the people, and there_are eunuchs who castrated themselves because_of the kingdom of_the heavens.
The one being_able to_be_accepting it, him _let_be_accepting it.

Sense 2: to be celibate, to live without marrying

Semantic entry: 9.27

Semantic domains: People

Subdomains: Males

Definition: (used with a reflexive pronoun) to live without engaging in sexual relations

MAT 19:12: RV MAT 19:12 · LV MAT 19:12 · Read together MAT 19:12

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OET-RV MAT 19:12

12 There are some men who are born without testicles, right from their mother’s womb, there are some who’ve been castrated by others, and there are some who castrate themselves because of the heavenly kingdom. Anyone who’s able to accept this can accept it.”

OET-LV MAT 19:12

12 For/Because there_are eunuchs who were_born thus from womb of_mother, and there_are eunuchs who were_castrated by the people, and there_are eunuchs who castrated themselves because_of the kingdom of_the heavens.
The one being_able to_be_accepting it, him _let_be_accepting it.