What does "Eunuch" mean in the Bible?
Such persons have long been, and are still, employed about Eastern courts as guards and attendants in harems. Eunuch appears in 8 verses across 3 books of the Bible.
What does the Bible say about Eunuch?
EU'NUCH (bed-keeper, chamberlain). Such persons have long been, and are still, employed about Eastern courts as guards and attendants in harems. 2 Kgs 9:32; Esth 2:3; and others of this class hold oftentimes the principal offices. They are often cowardly, jealous, intriguing, the tool of despots and libertines, ready for any evil work, being shameless and remorseless. They are also peculiarly liable to be melancholy, and, as the only way of ridding themselves of the burden of life, to commit suicide. Eunuchs are the natural consequence of polygamy, and they are numerous in the Eastern cities. In ancient Rome there were many; so in Greece during the Byzantine period. There are even to-day in Rome a few who sing soprano in the Sistine chapel — the only instance in Christian lands. According to the law of Moses, no eunuch could enter into the congregation of the Lord, Deut 23:1; nor could a mutilated animal be offered in sacrifice. Lev 22:24. Eunuchs existed in the various foreign courts of which we read in the Bible. Herod had them, and so Queen Candace. Acts 8:27. The word "eunuch " is employed by Christ, Matt 19:12, in various senses to designate: 1. Those who are naturally incapacitated; 2. Those who have been mutilated; 3. Those who voluntarily abstain from marriage in order to devote themselves more exclusively to the interests of the kingdom of God.
Definition text: Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible · 1898. Public domain.
Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.
What is the Greek word for Eunuch?
Greek · G2135
εὐνοῦχος
eunouchos
eunuch
TBESG, from Abbott-Smith (1922). Public domain.
Where does Eunuch appear in the Bible?
Eunuch is referenced in 8 verses across 3 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- Acts 8:27
- Acts 8:34
- Acts 8:36
- Acts 8:38
- Acts 8:39
- Esther 2:3
- Esther 2:14
- Isaiah 56:3
What else appears in these passages?
These turn up in the same passages as Eunuch.
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Eunuch?
Eunuch appears in 8 verses across 3 books, most often in Acts, which accounts for 5 of them.
Which books of the Bible mention Eunuch?
Acts, Esther, Isaiah.
Where can I read every verse about Eunuch?
This page lists 8 of them. Protos carries all 8, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.
