- Transliteration: Sebastos

- Phonetic: seb-as-tos'

- Definition:

1. reverend, venerable

2. the title of the Roman emperors

a. Augustan, i,e, taking its name from the emperor

b. a title of honour which used to be given certain legions, or cohorts, or battalions, "for valour"

- Origin: from G4573" class="dictionary-topic-link">G4573

- TDNT entry: 09:54,1

- Part(s) of speech: Adjective

- Strong's: From G4573" class="dictionary-topic-link">G4573; venerable (august) that is (as noun) a title of the Roman Emperor or (as adjective) imperial: - Augustus (-´ ).