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== Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_35611" /> == | == Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_35611" /> == | ||
<p> (Esther 2:3; Esther 2:8; Esther 2:15.) Eunuch, or chamberlain, in charge of the women of Ahasuerus' harem. Akin to the [[Sanskrit]] | <p> ( Esther 2:3; Esther 2:8; Esther 2:15.) Eunuch, or chamberlain, in charge of the women of Ahasuerus' harem. Akin to the [[Sanskrit]] '''''Aja''''' , "eunuch". Hegias is mentioned by the pagan [[Ctesias]] as of Xerxes' ("Ahasuerus") court. </p> | ||
== | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_51604" /> == | ||
Esther 2:8 | <p> <strong> [[Hegai]] </strong> or <strong> HEGE </strong> ( Esther 2:8; Esther 2:15; Esther 2:3 ). A eunuch of Abasuerus, and keeper of the women, to whom the maidens were entrusted before they were brought in to the king. </p> | ||
== | == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_72797" /> == | ||
<p> '''Hega'i.''' ''(Eunuch).'' One of the eunuchs, of the court of Ahasuerus. Esther 2:8; Esther 2:15. (B.C. 474). </p> | |||
== | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_40718" /> == | ||
Esther 2:8-9 2:15 | |||
== | == Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_31733" /> == | ||
Esther 2:8 | |||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_43460" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_43460" /> == | ||
<p> (Heb. Hegay', הֵגִי, perh. | <p> (Heb. Hegay', '''''הֵגִי''''' , perh. ''Eunuch,'' Esther 2:8; Esther 2:15; Sept. '''''Τα''''' '''''‹''''' ,Vulg. ''Egeus)'' or He'ge (Heb. ''Id. '''''הֵגֶא''''' '' ''Idem,'' Esther 2:3; Sept. omits, Vulg. ''Egeus),'' the eunuch having charge of the harem of Xerxes, and the preparation of the females sought as concubines for him. B.C. 479. Winer [[''(W '''''Ö''''']] Rterbuch'' s.v.) thinks he may be the same with ''Hegias ('' '''''῾Ηγίας''''' ), who is mentioned by Ctesias ''(Perseus,'' 24) as present at the check of the [[Persian]] army at Thermopylae. </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
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<ref name="term_35611"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/fausset-s-bible-dictionary/hegai Hegai from Fausset's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | <ref name="term_35611"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/fausset-s-bible-dictionary/hegai Hegai from Fausset's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | ||
<ref name=" | <ref name="term_51604"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hastings-dictionary-of-the-bible/hegai Hegai from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible]</ref> | ||
<ref name=" | <ref name="term_72797"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/smith-s-bible-dictionary/hegai Hegai from Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | ||
<ref name=" | <ref name="term_40718"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/holman-bible-dictionary/hegai Hegai from Holman Bible Dictionary]</ref> | ||
<ref name=" | <ref name="term_31733"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/easton-s-bible-dictionary/hegai Hegai from Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | ||
<ref name="term_43460"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/hegai Hegai from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_43460"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/hegai Hegai from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
</references> | </references> | ||
Latest revision as of 09:42, 15 October 2021
Fausset's Bible Dictionary [1]
( Esther 2:3; Esther 2:8; Esther 2:15.) Eunuch, or chamberlain, in charge of the women of Ahasuerus' harem. Akin to the Sanskrit Aja , "eunuch". Hegias is mentioned by the pagan Ctesias as of Xerxes' ("Ahasuerus") court.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [2]
Hegai or HEGE ( Esther 2:8; Esther 2:15; Esther 2:3 ). A eunuch of Abasuerus, and keeper of the women, to whom the maidens were entrusted before they were brought in to the king.
Smith's Bible Dictionary [3]
Hega'i. (Eunuch). One of the eunuchs, of the court of Ahasuerus. Esther 2:8; Esther 2:15. (B.C. 474).
Holman Bible Dictionary [4]
Esther 2:8-9 2:15
Easton's Bible Dictionary [5]
Esther 2:8
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [6]
(Heb. Hegay', הֵגִי , perh. Eunuch, Esther 2:8; Esther 2:15; Sept. Τα ‹ ,Vulg. Egeus) or He'ge (Heb. Id. הֵגֶא Idem, Esther 2:3; Sept. omits, Vulg. Egeus), the eunuch having charge of the harem of Xerxes, and the preparation of the females sought as concubines for him. B.C. 479. Winer ''(W '''''Ö''''' Rterbuch s.v.) thinks he may be the same with Hegias ( ῾Ηγίας ), who is mentioned by Ctesias (Perseus, 24) as present at the check of the Persian army at Thermopylae.
