eunuch
Eunouchos identifies the Ethiopian treasury official in Acts and the persons described in three categories in Matthew 19:12.
The term designates the Ethiopian man who is identified as a ruler over Candace's treasury and who travels, questions Philip, seeks baptism, and departs rejoicing in Acts; in Matthew it occurs for persons described as born that way, made so by men, or making themselves so for the kingdom of heaven.
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Person designated in narrative and teaching · dominant
In Acts 8:27, Acts 8:34, Acts 8:36, Acts 8:38, and Acts 8:39, the nominative singular form identifies the Ethiopian man who oversees a treasury, speaks with Philip, enters the water, and continues rejoicing. In Matthew 19:12, the nominative plural form occurs in a threefold statement about persons born that way, made so by men, or making themselves so for the kingdom of heaven; the APB renders the clause with “eunuchs.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the cited Acts verses, the APB consistently calls the Ethiopian man “the eunuch” or “a eunuch.” In Matthew 19:12 it uses the plural “eunuchs” for the three groups named in the verse.