ευσέβαστος
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]εὖ (eû, “well”) + σεβαστός (sevastós, “respected”). Consturcted in analogy to αξιοσέβαστος (axiosévastos, “worthy to be respected”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]ευσέβαστος • (efsévastos) m (feminine ευσέβαστος, neuter ευσέβαστον)
- (dated, Katharevousa) extremely respected
- in polytonic script: εὐσέβαστος
Derived terms
[edit]- ευσεβάστως (efsevástos, “with extreme respect”, adverb) (formal)
Related terms
[edit]- see: σέβομαι (sévomai, “to respect”)
References
[edit]- ^ “ευσεβάστως”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998