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 (sebăstós, “venerable, august”) used as a calque of Latin Augustus. Doublet of Sivas.

Proper noun

Sebastia

  2. A village in Nablus Governorate, West Bank, Palestine; the former capital of the Kingdom of Israel; formerly, Samaria (archeological site).
  3. (historical) Former name of Sivas: a municipality, the capital of Sivas district and Sivas Province, Turkey.
  4. (historical) A theme of the Byzantine Empire centered on Sivas.

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