 In the late 12th century, Eustathius of Thessalonica (Commentaries on Homer 1256.30, 1643.16) offered an original derivation of the word from "eunis" + "okheuein", "deprived of mating".In translations of the Bible into modern European languages, such as the Luther Bible or the King James Bible, the word "eunuchus" as found in the Latin Vulgate is usually rendered as officer, official or chamberlain, consistent with the idea that the original meaning of eunuch was bed-keeper (Orion's first option).Modern religious scholars have been disinclined to assume that the courts of Israel and Judah included castrated men, even though the original translation of the Bible into Greek used the word "eunoukhos".