Gloss
(a.) revered, worthy of reverence, imperial (not found in the NT); (n.) Emperor, a title of reverence or veneration
Forms of the word
Dictionary
σεβαστός, ή, όν
Greek transliteration
sebastos
Simplified transliteration
sebastos
Numbers
Strong's number
4575
GK Number
4935
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
3
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
a-1a(2a)
Definition
pr. venerable, august; ὁ Σεβαστός, i.q. Latin Augustus, Acts 25:21, 25; Augustan, or, Sebastan, named from the city Sebaste, Acts 27:1*
Greek-English Concordance for σεβαστός
| Acts 25:21 | But when Paul had appealed to be kept in custody for the decision of the emperor (Sebastou | Σεβαστοῦ | gen sg masc), I ordered him to be held until I could send him to Caesar.” |
| Acts 25:25 | But I found that he had done nothing worthy of death; and since he himself appealed to the emperor (Sebaston | Σεβαστόν | acc sg masc), I decided to send him. |
| Acts 27:1 | And when it was decided that we would sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion, named Julius, of the Augustan (Sebastēs | Σεβαστῆς | gen sg fem) Cohort. |
