εὐνοῦχοι [1 verse](noun pl masc nom) "Eunuchs" is eunouchos, which "castrated person," "eunuch, and "(of dates) without stones." It means literally "bed watcher," that is, acting as a chamberlain, referring to the fact that castrated men were used as guards for woman's bedrooms.  - The word eunuch means literally a "bed watcher," which refers to the role of castrated men guarding sleeping women. It, however, doesn't mean physically castrated as much as "sexless." On the humorous side, it refers to dates "without stones."