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Abagtha

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(God-given). One of the seven chamberlains (eunuchs) in the court of King Ahasuerus (Esther 1:10¹⁰On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that served in the presence of Ahasuerus the king, (Esther 1:10)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

One of the eunuchs that served Ahasuerus (Esther 1:10¹⁰On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that served in the presence of Ahasuerus the king, (Esther 1:10)). In the LXX (Septuagint) different names are given for these seven eunuchs, namely, Aram, Bazan, Tharrha, Barazi, Zatholtha, Abataza, and Tharaba.

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

5 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

’Abagtha’

Phonic:

ab-ag-thaw’

Meaning:

of foreign origin; Abagtha, a eunuch of Xerxes

KJV Usage:

Abagtha

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

father of the wine-press

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Great; happy; prosperous; fortune; father of the wine-press:―a eunuch of Ahasuerus [BIGTHA], Esth. 1:10. {Magnus}