Bible dictionaries

Augustus band

What Bible dictionaries say about “Augustus band”, one article after the other.

Easton’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary

Augustus band - (Easton's Bible Dictionary)

(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.

Matthew George Easton, Easton’s Bible Dictionary; Noah Webster, American Dictionary of the English Language (1828)

The article in Easton + Webster 1828

Smith’s Bible Dictionary

(Acts 27:1) [ARMY]

William Smith; revised by F. N. Peloubet and M. A. Peloubet; CrossWire SWORD module Smith 1.3

The article in Smith