Sebastia
Sebastia (also Sebastea, Sebasteia; Greek Σεβαστεία) is from the Koine Greek name Sebasteia (Σεβάστεια), meaning that it was named in honour of an emperor using the title Sebastos, the Greek equivalent of Augustus. It may refer to: Sebastia, Nablus, a Palestinian village in the West Bank Sivas (Latin: Sebasteia), an Ancient Roman city, now Sivas in Turkey Sebasteia (theme), a Byzantine province named after the city Malatia-Sebastia District, in Yerevan, Armenia Sebastia (moth), a moth genus
Sebastia (also Sebastea, Sebasteia; Greek Σεβαστεία) is from the Koine Greek name Sebasteia (Σεβάστεια), meaning that it was named in honour of an emperor using the title Sebastos, the Greek equivalent of Augustus.[1][2]
It may refer to:
- Sebastia, Nablus, a Palestinian village in the West Bank
- Sivas (Latin: Sebasteia), an Ancient Roman city, now Sivas in Turkey
- Sebasteia (theme), a Byzantine province named after the city
- Malatia-Sebastia District, in Yerevan, Armenia
- Sebastia (moth), a moth genus
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ G4575 in Strong, James (1979), Strong's Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- ^ Julia Cresswell (5 November 2007). Naming Your Baby: The Definitive Dictionary of First Names. A&C Black. p. 209. ISBN 978-0-7136-8313-4.
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