Matthew 19:12:22Matt.19.12.W22TAB
εὐνούχισαν
eunookhisan
“made eunuchs”
- Transliteration
- eu-NOO-khi-san
- Extended
- eu-NOO-khi-san
- IPA
- /euˈnuː.kʰi.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- made eunuchs
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
eu-NOO-khi-san
- phraseyour reading level
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
- sentence
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
Exegesis
The third shifts to active voice with reflexive eunouchisan heautous dia tēn basileian tōn ouranōn {εὐνούχισαν ἑαυτοὺς διὰ τὴν βασιλείαν τῶν οὐρανῶν | eu-noú-khi-san he-au-toús di-á tēn ba-si-leí-an tōn ou-ra-nṓn}, expressing voluntary renunciation for a purpose.
In context — Matthew 19:12
For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother's womb, and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men, and there are eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. Let the one who is able to accept this accept it.
About this coordinate
Matthew 19:12:22 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 22 of Matthew 19:12, so the Greek word εὐνούχισαν (eunookhisan) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Matt.19.12.W22, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.19.12.W22.S1) and character.