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Gender Masculine
Usage Late Greek
Scripts Σεβαστός(Ancient Greek)
Other Forms FormsSebastus (latinized form), Sevastos (modern Greek transcription)
Meaning & History
Derived from Σεβαστός (Sebastos), which is an Ancient Greek calque of the Roman title Augustus. Also compare the Greek noun Σεβάστιος (Sebastios) meaning "an oath by the genius of the Emperor". Both are ultimately derived from the Greek adjective σεβαστός (sebastos) meaning "venerable, reverend, august".