verb
eunouchizomō
Strong’sG2134
emasculate, castrate
stem eunouchiz-2 times in the New Testament2 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
*† εὐνουχίζω
(< εὐνοῦχος),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2134 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidyoo-noo-khid'-zo
to castrate (figuratively, live unmarried)
Fromfrom G2135;
King Jamesmake…eunuch.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
castrate, τινα NT+5th c.BC+“V A” 6.42; φάρμακον Refs 2nd c.AD+:—passive, Refs 2nd c.AD+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| eunouchizalaεὐνούχισαν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | made … eunuchs | 1× |
| eunouchizilaεὐνουχίσθησαν | happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural | made eunuchs | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eunouchizamō | eunouchizame | eunouchizami | eunouchizama | eunouchizamē | eunouchizamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | eunouchizasō | eunouchizase | eunouchizasi | eunouchizasa | eunouchizasē | eunouchizaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eunouchizatō | eunouchizate | eunouchizati | eunouchizata | eunouchizatē | eunouchizatelē |
| we 1st person plural | eunouchizanō | eunouchizane | eunouchizani | eunouchizana | eunouchizanē | eunouchizanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | eunouchizavō | eunouchizave | eunouchizavi | eunouchizava | eunouchizavē | eunouchizavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | eunouchizalō | eunouchizale | eunouchizali | eunouchizala1×εὐνούχισαν | eunouchizalē | eunouchizalelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eunouchizomō | eunouchizome | eunouchizomē | eunouchizomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | eunouchizosō | eunouchizose | eunouchizosē | eunouchizoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eunouchizotō | eunouchizote | eunouchizotē | eunouchizotelē |
| we 1st person plural | eunouchizonō | eunouchizone | eunouchizonē | eunouchizonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | eunouchizovō | eunouchizove | eunouchizovē | eunouchizovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | eunouchizolō | eunouchizole | eunouchizolē | eunouchizolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eunouchizimi | eunouchizima |
| you 2nd person singular | eunouchizisi | eunouchizisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eunouchiziti | eunouchizita |
| we 1st person plural | eunouchizini | eunouchizina |
| ye 2nd person plural | eunouchizivi | eunouchiziva |
| they 3rd person plural | eunouchizili | eunouchizila1×εὐνουχίσθησαν |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eunouchizameiō | eunouchizameia | eunouchizameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | eunouchizaseiō | eunouchizaseia | eunouchizaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eunouchizateiō | eunouchizateia | eunouchizateiē |
| we 1st person plural | eunouchizaneiō | eunouchizaneia | eunouchizaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | eunouchizaveiō | eunouchizaveia | eunouchizaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | eunouchizaleiō | eunouchizaleia | eunouchizaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eunouchizomeiō | eunouchizomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | eunouchizoseiō | eunouchizoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eunouchizoteiō | eunouchizoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | eunouchizoneiō | eunouchizoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | eunouchizoveiō | eunouchizoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | eunouchizoleiō | eunouchizoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eunouchizimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | eunouchiziseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eunouchiziteia |
| we 1st person plural | eunouchizineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | eunouchiziveia |
| they 3rd person plural | eunouchizileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | eunouchizasōr | eunouchizasar | eunouchizasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eunouchizatōr | eunouchizatar | eunouchizatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | eunouchizavōr | eunouchizavar | eunouchizavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | eunouchizalōr | eunouchizalar | eunouchizalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | eunouchizosōr | eunouchizosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eunouchizotōr | eunouchizotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | eunouchizovōr | eunouchizovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | eunouchizolōr | eunouchizolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | eunouchizisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eunouchizitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | eunouchizivar |
| they 3rd person plural | eunouchizilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eunouchizamoiō | eunouchizamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | eunouchizasoiō | eunouchizasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eunouchizatoiō | eunouchizatoia |
| we 1st person plural | eunouchizanoiō | eunouchizanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | eunouchizavoiō | eunouchizavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | eunouchizaloiō | eunouchizaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eunouchizomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | eunouchizosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eunouchizotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | eunouchizonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | eunouchizovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | eunouchizoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eunouchizimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | eunouchizisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eunouchizitoia |
| we 1st person plural | eunouchizinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | eunouchizivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | eunouchiziloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | eunouchizarō | eunouchizari | eunouchizara | eunouchizarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | eunouchizorō | eunouchizorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | eunouchiziri | eunouchizira |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | eunouchizarōntos | eunouchizarintos | eunouchizarantos | eunouchizarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | eunouchizorōntos | eunouchizorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | eunouchizirintos | eunouchizirantos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
eunouchiz is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
eunouchizala“made … eunuchs”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Matthew 19:12… toiu anthrōpoiu, kai alō eunouchois hotinois eunouchizala heautoin dia tan basileian toiu ouranoiu. …… were born that way; others were made that way by men; and still …
eunouchizila“made eunuchs”happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
Matthew 19:12“made eunuchs”… gennila houtōs, kai alō eunouchois hotinois eunouchizila hupo toiu anthrōpoiu, kai alō eunouchois …… who were born that way; others were made that way by men; and still others live like eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept …