τῶν

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 τῶν

   TÔN

   of the
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 καὶ εἰσὶν εὐνοῦχοι οἵτινες εὐνούχισαν ἑαυτοὺς διὰ τὴν βασιλείαν τῶν οὐρανῶν.

   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

   and there are eunuchs who made eunuchs themselves for the sake of the kingdom of the heavens
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 second employs the passive eunouchisthēsan hupo tōn anthrōpōn {εὐνουχίσθησαν ὑπὸ τῶν ἀνθρώπων | eu-nou-khís-thē-san hy-pó tōn an-thrṓ-pōn} to indicate human agency.

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.