Bible Person

Abagtha

Meaning: father of the wine-press · Male · 1 cross reference

Abagtha is one of the seven eunuchs serving in the court of Ahasuerus at the opening of Esther. He appears in the ceremonial and political world through which the crisis of the book first unfolds. First appears in Esth 1:10.1

AI summary: Abagtha matters because his cross reference places him within the royal service structure active during the banquet scene that leads to Vashti's refusal and the chain of events behind Esther's rise. Though he is not a central actor, he contributes to the texture of imperial court life in the story's opening movement. Taken together, the material presents Abagtha as a palace official in the setting from which Esther's narrative begins.1

Central Figure

Abagtha

Meaning: father of the wine-press

One of the seven eunuchs in Ahasuerus’s court (Esther 1:10; 2:21).