εὐνοῦχοι

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 εὐνοῦχοι

   eu-NOO-khoi

   eunuchs
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 καὶ εἰσὶν εὐνοῦχοι οἵτινες εὐνουχίσθησαν ὑπὸ τῶν ἀνθρώπων,

   KAI ei-SIN eu-NOO-khoi HOI-ti-nes eu-noo-KHI-sthê-san hy-PO TÔN an-THRÔ-pôn

   and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by the men
3. sentence🔊 εἰσὶν γὰρ εὐνοῦχοι οἵτινες ἐκ κοιλίας μητρὸς ἐγεννήθησαν οὕτως, καὶ εἰσὶν εὐνοῦχοι οἵτινες εὐνουχίσθησαν ὑπὸ τῶν ἀνθρώπων, καὶ εἰσὶν εὐνοῦχοι οἵτινες εὐνούχισαν ἑαυτοὺς διὰ τὴν βασιλείαν τῶν οὐρανῶν.

   ei-SIN GAR eu-NOO-khoi HOI-ti-nes EK koi-LI-as mê-TRÔS e-ye-NNÊ-thê-san HOO-tôs KAI ei-SIN eu-NOO-khoi HOI-ti-nes eu-noo-KHI-sthê-san hy-PO TÔN an-THRÔ-pôn KAI ei-SIN eu-NOO-khoi HOI-ti-nes eu-NOO-khi-san he-au-TOOS di-A TÊN ba-si-LEI-an TÔN oo-ra-NÔN

   for there are eunuchs who were born thus from womb of mother and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by the men and there are eunuchs who made eunuchs themselves for the sake of the kingdom of the heavens

Exegesis

The verse hinges on the repeated finite verb eisin {εἰσὶν | ei-sìn} with predicate eunouchoi {εὐνοῦχοι | eu-noû-khoi}, introducing three parallel relative clauses marked by hoitines {οἵτινες | hoí-ti-nes} to classify types of eunuchs.