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== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_30170" /> == | == Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_30170" /> == | ||
<span> [[Esther]] 1:10 </span> <span> 2:21 </span> | |||
== Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_34138" /> == | == Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_34138" /> == | ||
<p> [[One]] of the seven eunuchs in Ahasuerus' court; akin to the name [[Bigthan]] ( <span> [[Esther]] 1:10 </span> ; <span> Esther 2:21 </span> ). Sanskrit, <span> Βagadata </span> , "given by fortune," <span> baga </span> , or the sun. [[Sun]] worship prevailed early in Persia. </p> | |||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_38137" /> == | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_38137" /> == | ||
<span> [[Esther]] 1:10 </span> | |||
== Hitchcock's Bible Names <ref name="term_44798" /> == | == Hitchcock's Bible Names <ref name="term_44798" /> == | ||
== Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary <ref name="term_47400" /> == | == Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary <ref name="term_47400" /> == | ||
<p> [[One]] of the chamberlains of Persia. [[His]] name, if Hebrew, is compounded of Ab, father, and Gath, a press: probably, he was the "master of the wine-press." ( <span> <span> [[Esther]] 1:10 </span> </span> .) </p> | |||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_49018" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_49018" /> == | ||
<p> <strong> ABAGTHA </strong> ( <span> [[Esther]] 1:10 </span> ). [[One]] of the seven chamberlains or eunuchs sent by [[Ahasuerus]] (Xerxes) to fetch the queen, Vashti, to his banquet. </p> | |||
== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_64474" /> == | == Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_64474" /> == | ||
<p> [[One]] of the eunuchs that served Ahasuerus. <span> [[Esther]] 1:10 </span> . [[In]] the LXX different names are given for these seven eunuchs, namely, Aman, Bazan, Tharrha, Barazi, Zatholtha, Abataza, and Tharaba. </p> | |||
== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_71024" /> == | == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_71024" /> == | ||
<p> <span> Abag'tha. </span> <span> (God-given). </span> [[One]] of the seven eunuchs in the [[Persian]] court of Ahasuerus. <span> [[Esther]] 1:10 </span> . </p> | |||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_408" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_408" /> == | ||
<p> <translit> a </translit> - <translit> bag´tha </translit> ( <span> אבגתא </span> , <i> <translit> 'ă̆bhaghethā </translit> </i> ), perhaps meaning "fortunate one"): [[One]] of the seven eunuchs, or "chamberlains," of Xerxes mentioned in <span> [[Esther]] 1:10 </span> . The name is Persian, and is one of the many [[Persian]] marks in the [[Book]] of Esther. </p> | |||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_17322" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_17322" /> == | ||
<p> (Heb. Abagtha', <span> אֲבִגְתָא </span> <span> , </span> prob. [[Persian]] [ (See <a> BIGTHA </a> ) , (See <a> BIGTHAN </a> ) , (See <a> BIGTHANA </a> ) , (See <a> BAGOAS </a> ) ], and, according to Bohlen, from the [[Sanscrit]] <span> bagadata, <span> ‘ </span> fortune-given; </span> Sept. <span> Ἀαταζά </span> ), one of the seven chief eunuchs in the palace of Xerxes, who were commanded to bring in [[Vashti]] ( <span> [[Esther]] 1:10 </span> ), B.C. 483. </p> | |||
==References == | ==References == | ||
<references> | <references> | ||
<ref name="term_30170"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/easton-s-bible-dictionary/abagtha Abagtha from Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_34138"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/fausset-s-bible-dictionary/abagtha Abagtha from Fausset's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_38137"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/holman-bible-dictionary/abagtha Abagtha from Holman Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_44798"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hitchcock-s-bible-names/abagtha Abagtha from Hitchcock's Bible Names]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_47400"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hawker-s-poor-man-s-concordance-and-dictionary/abagtha Abagtha from Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_49018"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hastings-dictionary-of-the-bible/abagtha Abagtha from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_64474"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/morrish-bible-dictionary/abagtha Abagtha from Morrish Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_71024"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/smith-s-bible-dictionary/abagtha Abagtha from Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_408"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/abagtha Abagtha from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_17322"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/abagtha Abagtha from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | |||
</references> | </references> |
Revision as of 17:27, 11 October 2021
Easton's Bible Dictionary [1]
Esther 1:10 2:21
Fausset's Bible Dictionary [2]
One of the seven eunuchs in Ahasuerus' court; akin to the name Bigthan ( Esther 1:10 ; Esther 2:21 ). Sanskrit, Βagadata , "given by fortune," baga , or the sun. Sun worship prevailed early in Persia.
Holman Bible Dictionary [3]
Esther 1:10
Hitchcock's Bible Names [4]
Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary [5]
One of the chamberlains of Persia. His name, if Hebrew, is compounded of Ab, father, and Gath, a press: probably, he was the "master of the wine-press." ( Esther 1:10 .)
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [6]
ABAGTHA ( Esther 1:10 ). One of the seven chamberlains or eunuchs sent by Ahasuerus (Xerxes) to fetch the queen, Vashti, to his banquet.
Morrish Bible Dictionary [7]
One of the eunuchs that served Ahasuerus. Esther 1:10 . In the LXX different names are given for these seven eunuchs, namely, Aman, Bazan, Tharrha, Barazi, Zatholtha, Abataza, and Tharaba.
Smith's Bible Dictionary [8]
Abag'tha. (God-given). One of the seven eunuchs in the Persian court of Ahasuerus. Esther 1:10 .
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [9]
<translit> a </translit> - <translit> bag´tha </translit> ( אבגתא , <translit> 'ă̆bhaghethā </translit> ), perhaps meaning "fortunate one"): One of the seven eunuchs, or "chamberlains," of Xerxes mentioned in Esther 1:10 . The name is Persian, and is one of the many Persian marks in the Book of Esther.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [10]
(Heb. Abagtha', אֲבִגְתָא , prob. Persian [ (See <a> BIGTHA </a> ) , (See <a> BIGTHAN </a> ) , (See <a> BIGTHANA </a> ) , (See <a> BAGOAS </a> ) ], and, according to Bohlen, from the Sanscrit bagadata, ‘ fortune-given; Sept. Ἀαταζά ), one of the seven chief eunuchs in the palace of Xerxes, who were commanded to bring in Vashti ( Esther 1:10 ), B.C. 483.
References
- ↑ Abagtha from Easton's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Abagtha from Fausset's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Abagtha from Holman Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Abagtha from Hitchcock's Bible Names
- ↑ Abagtha from Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary
- ↑ Abagtha from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
- ↑ Abagtha from Morrish Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Abagtha from Smith's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Abagtha from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- ↑ Abagtha from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature