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Koine Greek wordlink #12991

SR GNT Mat 19:12 εὐνούχισαν (eunouⱪisan) ‘there are eunuchs who castrated themselves because_of the’ Strongs=21340 Lemma=eunouχizō
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=aorist voice=active person=3rd number=plural
Year=33 AD

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Only use of identical word form εὐνούχισαν (V-IAA3··P) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘εὐνούχισαν’ (V-IAA3··P) is always and only glossed as ‘castrated’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘eunouχizō’ have 2 different glosses: ‘were castrated’, ‘castrated’.

Greek words (1) other than εὐνούχισαν (V-IAA3··P) with a gloss related to ‘castrated’

MAT 19:12 εὐνουχίσθησαν (eunouⱪisthaʸsan) V-IAP3··P ‘there are eunuchs who were castrated by people and’ SR GNT Mat 19:12 word 14

OET-LV: 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. (MAT_19:12)

OET-RV: 12 Because there are some men who are born from their mother’s womb without testicles, there are some who’ve been castrated by others, and there are some who castrate themselves because of the heavenly kingdom. Anyone who is able to accept this can accept it.” (MAT 19:12)

Key: V=verb