Sebastia

English

Alternative forms

Sebastea, Sebasteia, Sabastiyah

Etymology

From Latin Sebastia, from Ancient Greek Σεβαστεία (Sebasteía), from Ancient Greek Σεβαστός (Sebastós) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming place names”), from σεβᾰστός (sebastós, “venerable, august”) used as a calque of Latin Augustus. Doublet of Sivas.

Proper noun

Sebastia

A city in the West Bank, Palestine, the former capital of the Kingdom of Israel.
(historical) Former name of Sivas, a city in Turkey.
(historical) A theme in the Byzantine Empire centered on Sivas.

Synonyms

(Palestinian city): Samaria (historical)

Translations

Palestinian city — see also Samaria

Arabic: سبسطية (Sabastiyah)
French: Sebastia (fr)
German: Sebastia
Greek: Σεβαστη (Sevasti)
Hebrew: סבסטיה (Sebastiya)
Latin: Sebaste, Sebastia
Ottoman Turkish: سابستيه (Sebastiye)
Spanish: Sebastia

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