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Etymology edit

From σεβάζομαι (sebázomai, to feel awe, revere) +‎ -τος (-tos, adjectival suffix): literally “worthy of being revered”. Compare σεπτός (septós, august), formed by adding the same suffix to σέβομαι (sébomai).

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σεβᾰστός (sebastósm (feminine σεβᾰστή, neuter σεβᾰστόν); first/second declension

  1. (Koine, Byzantine) venerable, reverend, revered, august

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