Augustan
σεβαστόςStrong’s G4575sebastos
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Sebastos is the Greek word usually translated “emperor s”, “emperor” and “augustus”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“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 Caesar.”
Meaning
Usually translated “emperor s”, “emperor” and “augustus”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- emperor s 1
- emperor 1
- of augustus 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 3
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Acts 25:25But 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.
- Acts 27:1And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus’ band.
Greek dictionary
σεβαστός sebastos · Augustan
σεβαστός, -ή, -όν (σεβάζομαι) 1. reverend, august. 2. In late writers, with reference to the Roman Imperial name; (a) ὁ Σ., Augustus, i.e. the Roman Emperor: Act.25:21, 25; (b) Augustan: σπείρα σ., Act.27:1 (See further, Deiss., BS, 218.) † (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “augustan” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
AUGUST'AN, adjective
- Pertaining to Augustus; as the augustan age.
- The augustan confession, drawn up at Augusta or Augsburg, by Luther and Melancthon, in 1530, contains the principles of the protestants, and their reasons for separating from the Romish church.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.