Σεβάστεια

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Ancient Greek[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Σεβαστός (Sebastós) +‎ -εια (-eia, -ia: forming place names), from use of σεβαστός (sebastós, venerable, august) as a calque of Latin Augustus.

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Proper noun[edit]

Σεβάστειᾰ (Sebásteiaf (genitive Σεβαστείᾱς); first declension

  1. Sivas (a city in Turkey), the ancient and medieval Sebastia
  2. Sebastia (a city in the West Bank, Palestine), the ancient Samaria

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