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

1. A city in the West Bank, Palestine, the former capital of the Kingdom of Israel.
2. (historical) Former name of Sivas, a city in Turkey.
3. (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