What does σεβαστός (sebastós) mean in the Bible?
e. (as noun) a title of the Roman Emperor, or (as adjective) imperial".
Greek · G4575
σεβαστός
Venerable (august), i.e. (as noun) a title of the Roman Emperor, or (as adjective) imperial
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σεβαστόςG4575
Pronunciationsebastós
What does σεβαστός (sebastós) mean in the Bible?
σεβαστός (sebastós) is a Greek word meaning "venerable (august), i.e. (as noun) a title of the Roman Emperor, or (as adjective) imperial".
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How does the BSB render G4575?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Emperor (2), [who belonged to the] Imperial (1).
Where does σεβαστός (sebastós) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 25:21. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders ItEmperor2×Acts 25:21, Acts 25:25
[who belonged to the] Imperial1×Acts 27:1
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowActs 25:21
Aligned rows3
Books represented1
Acts3
Source forms
Σεβαστῆς1xSebastēsActs 27:1
Σεβαστὸν1xSebastonActs 25:25
Σεβαστοῦ1xSebastouActs 25:21
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular1xActs 25:25
Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular1xActs 27:1
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular1xActs 25:21
Evidence Summary
Greek word. venerable (august), i.e. (as noun) a title of the Roman Emperor, or (as adjective) imperial
Strong'sG4575
Lexical occurrences0 versesGreek text appearances3 timesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkActs 25:13-22Source Gloss
venerable (august), i.e. (as noun) a title of the Roman Emperor, or (as adjective) imperial
Extended definition
:--Augustus(-').
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 25:21Adjective Genitive Singular Masculine
Σεβαστοῦsebastou
august, venerated
Read verseActs 25:25Adjective Accusative Singular Masculine
Σεβαστόν,sebaston
august, venerated
Read verseActs 27:1Adjective Genitive Singular Feminine
Σεβαστῆς.sebasthv
august, venerated
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Sampled Scripture Occurrences
Representative Scripture witnesses for this entry: passage, original form, and sense in context.
New Testament Witnesses
Augustus, the revered emperor.
Augustus, the emperor.
Word Origins
σεβαστός is built from this root:
σεβάζομαιG4573
Why This Word Matters
Marks the escalation toward imperial hearing.Acts 25:13-22
Indicates the imperial authority to whom Paul appeals.Acts 25:23-27