BARTACUS.Father of Apame (1Es_4:29).
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
Edited by James Hastings, D.D. Published in 1909
bar?ta-kus (Βάρτακος, Bártakos; Josephus Ῥαβεζάκης, Rhabezákēs; Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 ad) Bezazes (1 Esdras 4:29)): The father of Apame. He is called ?the illustrious,? probably because of rank and merits. The family seems to be of Persian origin since the name Bartacus (Syriac ארטק) in the form of Artachaeas is mentioned by Herodotus (vii.22.117) as a person of rank in the Persian army of Xerxes and the name of his daughter Apame is identical with that of a Persian princess who married Seleucus I, Nicator, and became the mother of Antiochus I. Apamea, a city in Asia Minor founded by Seleucus I, is named in honor of his wife Apame. Compare APAME; ILLUSTRIOUS.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
PRINTER 1915.
Bartacus
(Βάρτακος; Vulg. Beza), the father of Apame, the concubine of King Darius (1Es_4:29, where he is called the admirable [ὁ θαυμαστός], probably an official title belonging to his rank). The Syriac version has Artak, a name which recalls that of Artachaeas (Α᾿ρταχαίης), who is named by Herodotus (7. 22,117) as being in a high position in the Persian army under Xerxes, and a special favorite of that king (Simonis, Onom.; Smith's Dict. of Class. Biog. 1:369). SEE APAME.
CYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLICAL, THEOLOGICAL AND ECCLESIASTICAL
press 1895.