to become a eunuch
Eunouchizo describes becoming a eunuch, whether through another's action or one's own action in Matthew 19:12.
The attested use describes becoming a eunuch: Matthew 19:12 contrasts those acted on by men with those who acted on themselves.
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Becoming a eunuch through action · dominant
In Matthew 19:12, the two aorist forms occur in clauses contrasting people who were acted on by men with people who acted on themselves. The APB renders the clauses "were made eunuchs by men" and "made themselves eunuchs," confirming the verse's contrast while not providing word-by-word alignment.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Matthew 19:12, the APB presents the forms within the contrast "were made eunuchs by men" and "made themselves eunuchs." These phrases confirm the clause-level contrast rather than assign an exact English equivalent to each form.