en_tw/bible/kt/eunuch.md

# eunuch, eunuchs #

## Definition: ##

Usually the term "eunuch" refers to a man who has been castrated. The term later became a general term to refer to any government official, even those without the deformity.

* Jesus said that some eunuchs were born that way, perhaps because of damaged sex organs or because of not being able to function sexually. Others chose to live like eunuchs in a celibate lifestyle.
* In ancient times, eunuchs were often kings' servants who were set as guards over the women's quarters.
* Some eunuchs were important government officials, such as the Ethiopian eunuch who met the apostle Philip in the desert.

(See also: [Philip](../names/philip.md))

## Bible References: ##

* [Acts 08:27](rc://en/tn/help/act/08/27)
* [Acts 08:36](rc://en/tn/help/act/08/36)
* [Acts 08:39](rc://en/tn/help/act/08/39)
* [Isaiah 39:7-8](rc://en/tn/help/isa/39/07)
* [Jeremiah 34:17-19](rc://en/tn/help/jer/34/17)
* [Matthew 19:12](rc://en/tn/help/mat/19/12)


## Word Data: ##

* Strong's: H5631, G2134, G2135
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			`Usually the term "eunuch" refers to a man who has been castrated. The term later became a general term to refer to any government official, even those without the deformity.`

			`* Jesus said that some eunuchs were born that way, perhaps because of damaged sex organs or because of not being able to function sexually. Others chose to live like eunuchs in a celibate lifestyle.`
added version 3 2017-04-15 17:23:59 +00:00			`* In ancient times, eunuchs were often kings' servants who were set as guards over the women's quarters.`
			`* Some eunuchs were important government officials, such as the Ethiopian eunuch who met the apostle Philip in the desert.`

Relinked proper names to proper directory. 2017-08-30 17:24:31 +00:00			`(See also: [Philip](../names/philip.md))`
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Update tW links to tN with specific verse numbers, not chunk numbers 2018-05-03 17:27:47 +00:00			`* [Acts 08:27](rc://en/tn/help/act/08/27)`
Re-do update to tW for tN verse-specific links 2018-05-07 17:06:47 +00:00			`* [Acts 08:36](rc://en/tn/help/act/08/36)`
			`* [Acts 08:39](rc://en/tn/help/act/08/39)`
Update Links to RC format 2017-06-29 21:38:46 +00:00			`* [Isaiah 39:7-8](rc://en/tn/help/isa/39/07)`
			`* [Jeremiah 34:17-19](rc://en/tn/help/jer/34/17)`
Update tW links to tN with specific verse numbers, not chunk numbers 2018-05-03 17:27:47 +00:00			`* [Matthew 19:12](rc://en/tn/help/mat/19/12)`
Moved Word Data heading to bottom The advantage of this is that the Strong's numbers are not the first thing that the user sees when they view a tW entry. 2017-06-22 17:13:11 +00:00

Fixed atx header spacing 2017-11-29 19:05:45 +00:00			`## Word Data: ##`
Moved Word Data heading to bottom The advantage of this is that the Strong's numbers are not the first thing that the user sees when they view a tW entry. 2017-06-22 17:13:11 +00:00
Strong's numbers added 2017-07-18 14:17:12 +00:00			`* Strong's: H5631, G2134, G2135`