σέβομαι

Created: Tue, 28 Jan 2025 11:12

Updated: Thu, 27 Mar 2025 01:29

Lemma: σέβομαι

Translation: to respect; to honor; to revere (verb)

Etymology: From Ancient Greek σέβομαι (sébomai). Related to σεβαστός (sebastós, 'venerable, august'), which gave rise to the name Sebastian. The root *seb- conveyed the notion of religious awe or reverence. This same root appears in English 'severe' through Latin 'severus', originally meaning 'inspiring awe'.