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Eusebius

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

name

Meaning 1

A transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Εὐσέβιος (Eusébios).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

One who is comparable to Eusebius of Caesarea; an ecclesiastic historian.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A thorough ecclesiastic history.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1957, James Stevenson (editor), A New Eusebius: Documents illustrative of the history of the Church to A.D. 337, SPCK, main title

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Christian bishop of Caesarea in Palestine; a church historian and a leading early Christian exegete (circa 270-340)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Eusebius of Caesarea

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bishop, historian, historiographer

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1wes- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h1wésus? Proto-Indo-European *h1es-? Proto-Indo-European *h1su- Proto-Hellenic *ehu- Ancient Greek ἐΰς (eǘs) Ancient Greek εὖ (eû) Ancient Greek εὐ- (eu-) Proto-Indo-European *tyegw-der. Proto-Indo-European *tyégw-e-tor Proto-Hellenic *tségwomai Ancient Greek σέβομαι (sébomai) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek εὐσεβής (eusebḗs) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos) Ancient Greek Εὐσέβιος (Eusébios)bor. Latin Eusebiuslbor. English Eusebius Learned borrowing from Latin Eusebius, borrowed from Ancient Greek Εὐσέβιος (Eusébios), from εὐσεβής (eusebḗs) + -ῐος (-ĭos).

Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: Եվսեբիոս (Evsebios) — given name
  • Basque: Eusebio — given name
  • Belarusian: Яўсе́вій (Jawsjévij) — given name
  • Bulgarian: Евсе́вий (Evsévij) — given name
  • Catalan: Eusebi — given name
  • Czech: Eusebius — given name
  • French: Eusèbe — given name
  • Galician: Eusebio — given name
  • Georgian: ევსები (evsebi) — given name
  • German: Eusebius — given name
  • Greek: Ευσέβιος (Efsévios) — given name
  • Ancient Greek: Εὐσέβιος (Eusébios) — given name
  • Hungarian: Özséb — given name
  • Irish: Eusbius — given name
  • Italian: Eusebio — given name
  • Latin: Eusebius — given name
  • Ligurian: Zeuggio — given name
  • Macedonian: Евсевие (Evsevie) — given name
  • Occitan: Eusèbi — given name
  • Occitan: Esèbe — given name
  • Occitan: Eusebi — given name
  • Polish: Euzebiusz — given name
  • Portuguese: Eusebio — given name
  • Portuguese: Eusébio — given name
  • Russian: Евсе́вий (Jevsévij) — given name
  • Serbo-Croatian: Jeвсевиjе — given name
  • Serbo-Croatian: Euzebije — given name
  • Sicilian: Eusebiu — given name
  • Slovak: Eusébius — given name
  • Slovene: Evzebij — given name
  • Spanish: Eusebio — given name
  • Ukrainian: Євсе́вій (Jevsévij) — given name
  • Ukrainian: Овсі́й (Ovsíj) — given name
  • Vietnamese: Êusêbiô — given name
Real reading context

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