Dictionary entry

σεβαστός

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

* 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: Ac 25:21, 25;

(b) Augustan: σπείρα σ., Ac 27:1 (See further, Deiss., BS, 218.) †