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Augustus

Emperor of Rome, and successor of Julius Cæsar. The battle of Actium, which he fought with Mark Antony, and which made him master of the empire, happened fifteen years before the birth of Christ. Augustus is rendered in the installed Bible Names resource as “increased, augmented.” This unified study connects 8 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.

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  • Historical Reference: Nave’s Topical Bible — Public domain
  • Historical Reference: Hitchcock’s Bible Names Dictionary (1869)
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  • Historical Reference: A Biblical and Theological Dictionary
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  • Historical Reference: STEPBible TBESG (based primarily on Abbott-Smith)
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Subject type
Subject
Strong’s
G0828, G4575
Greek
Αὔγουστος · Augoustos
Name meaning
increased, augmented According to Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Strong’s and original-language information

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

Αὔγουστος

G0828
Transliteration
Augoustos
Language
Greek
Part of speech
N:N-M-P
Indexed occurrences
1

Glosses

Augustus

Lexicon definition

Αὔγουστος, -ου, ὁ (Lat.), Augustus, the Roman Emperor: Luk.2:1 (cf. Σεβαστός; and see MM, see word).† (AS)

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

σεβαστός

G4575
Transliteration
sebastós
Language
Greek
Indexed occurrences
3

Glosses

Augustus(-')

Lexicon definition

venerable (august), i.e. (as noun) a title of the Roman Emperor, or (as adjective) imperial

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

Αὐγοῦστος

G0828
Transliteration
Augoûstos
Language
Greek
Indexed occurrences
1

Glosses

Augustus

Lexicon definition

Augustus, a title of the Roman emperor

Hebrew lexical coverage

No safely matched Hebrew Strong’s entry

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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Augustus

increased, augmented

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A Biblical and Theological Dictionary

AUGUSTUS

emperor of Rome, and successor of Julius Cæsar. The battle of Actium, which he fought with Mark Antony, and which made him master of the empire, happened fifteen years before the birth of Christ. This is the emperor who appointed the enrolment mentioned Luke ii, 1, which obliged Joseph and the Virgin Mary to go to Bethlehem, the place where Jesus Christ was born. Augustus procured the crown of Judea for Herod, from the Roman senate. After the defeat of Mark Antony, Herod adhered to Augustus, and was always faithful to him; so that Augustus loaded him with honours and riches.

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Concordance

Strong's Concordance

Augustus

Indexed occurrences: 1

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Topical Bible

Nave's Topical Bible

AUGUSTUS

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Indexed references: 2

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Bible Names

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Augustus

Meaning:
increased, augmented

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Ancient Context6 items
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Topic

AUGUSTUS

Nave’s Topical Bible references for AUGUSTUS.

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Augustus band

(Acts 27:1.: literally, of Sebaste, the Greek form of Augusta, the name given to Caesarea in honour of Augustus Caesar). Probably this "band" or cohort consisted of Samaritan soldiers belonging to Caesarea.

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Augustus

increased, augmented

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Caesarea

(Palestinae), a city on the shore of the Mediterranean, on the great road from Tyre to Egypt, about 70 miles northwest of Jerusalem, at the northern extremity of the plain of Sharon. It was built by Herod the Great (B.C. 10), who named it after Caesar Augustus, hence called Caesarea Sebaste (Gr. Sebastos = "Augustus"), on the site of an old town called "Strato's Tower." It was the capital of the Roman province of Judaea, the seat of the governors or procurators, and the headquarters of the Roman troops. It was the great Gentile city of Palestine, with a spacious artificial harbour. It was adorned with many buildings of great splendour, after the manner of the Roman cities of the West. Here Cornelius the centurion was converted through the instrumentality of Peter (Acts 10:1, 24), and thus for the first time the door of faith was opened to the Gentiles. Philip the evangelist resided here with his four daughters (21:8). From this place Saul sailed for his native Tarsus when forced to flee from Jerusalem (9:30), and here he landed when returning from his second missionary journey (18:22). He remained as a prisoner here for two years before his voyage to Rome (Acts 24:27; 25:1, 4, 6, 13). Here on a "set day," when games were celebrated in the theatre in honour of the emperor Claudius, Herod Agrippa I. appeared among the people in great pomp, and in the midst of the idolatrous homage paid to him was suddenly smitten by an angel, and carried out a dying man. He was "eaten of worms" (12:19-23), thus perishing by the same loathsome disease as his granfather, Herod the Great. It still retains its ancient name Kaiseriyeh, but is now desolate. "The present inhabitants of the ruins are snakes, scorpions, lizards, wild boars, and jackals." It is described as the most desolate city of all Palestine.

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Tiberius Caesar

I.e., as known in Roman history, Tiberius Claudius Nero, only mentioned in Luke 3:1. He was the stepson of Augustus, whom he succeeded on the throne, A.D. 14. He was noted for his vicious and infamous life. In the fifteenth year of his reign John the Baptist entered on his public ministry, and under him also our Lord taught and suffered. He died A.D. 37. He is frequently referred to simply as "Caesar" (Matt. 22:17, 21; Mark 12:14, 16, 17; Luke 20:22, 24, 25; 23:2; John 19:12, 15).

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