Strong's Lexicon
G4575 — σεβαστός
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4575 |
|---|---|
| Word: | σεβαστός |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | from G4573 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | sebastos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | seb-as-tos' |
| Meaning: | 1. venerable (august) 2. (as noun) a title of the Roman Emperor 3. (as adjective) imperial |
| KJV Renderings: | Augustus(-') |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
σεβαστός, σεβαστη, Σεβαστόν (σεβάζομαι);
1. reverend, venerable.
2. ὁ σεβαστός, Latinaugustus, the title of the Roman emperors: Act 25:21; Act 25:25 (Strabo, Lucian, Herodian, Dio Cassius, others); adjective σεβαστός, σεβαστη, Σεβαστόν, Augustan, i. e. taking its name from the emperor; a title of honor which used to be given to certain legions, or cohorts, or battalions, for valor (ala augusta ob virtutem appellata. Corpus inscriptions Latin vii. n. 340, 341, 344): σπείρης Σεβαστῆς, the Augustan (Imperial) cohort, Act 27:1 (λεγεών σεβαστη, Ptolemy, 2, 3, 30; 2, 9, 18; 4, 3, 30). The subject is fully treated by Schürer in the Zeitsehr. für wissensch. Theol. for 1875, p. 413ff
Englishman's Greek Concordance
σεβαστός (Augustus(-'))
Acts 25:21
- KJV: But when Paul had appealed to be reserved unto the hearing of Augustus I commanded him to be kept till I might send him to Cæsar
- GK: του δε Παύλου επικαλεσαμένου τηρηθήναι εις την του Σεβαστού διάγνωσιν εκέλευσα τηρείσθαι αυτόν έως ου πέμψω αυτόν προς Καίσαρα
Acts 25:25
- KJV: But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death and that he himself hath appealed to Augustus I have determined to send him
- GK: εγώ δε καταλαβόμενος μηδέν άξιον θανάτου αυτόν πεπραχέναι και αυτού δε τούτου επικαλεσαμένου τον Σεβαστόν έκρινα πέμπειν αυτόν
Acts 27:1
- KJV: And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto named Julius a centurion of Augustus’ band
- GK: ως δε εκρίθη του αποπλείν ημάς εις την Ιταλίαν παρεδίδουν τον τε Παύλον και τινας ετέρους δεσμώτας εκατοντάρχη ονόματι Ιουλίω σπείρης Σεβαστής
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