Augustus

also called imperial, Caesar · An emperor, in the time of the New Testament · Italy · named in 3 verses

the name means from Latin ("august") Strong's Lexicon

Augustus, also known as Caesar, was the Roman emperor during the time of Jesus' birth and early life (<ref="Luk.2.1; 3:1; Act.25.21, 25; 27:1">Luk.2.1; 3:1; Act.25.21, 25; 27:1</ref>).

From Easton's Bible Dictionary

The cognomen of the first Roman emperor, C. Julius Caesar Octavianus, during whose reign Christ was born (Luke 2:1). His decree that "all the world should be taxed" was the divinely ordered occasion of Jesus' being born, according to prophecy (Micah 5:2), in Bethlehem. This name being simply a title meaning "majesty" or "venerable," first given to him by the senate (B.C. 27), was borne by succeeding emperors. Before his death (A.D. 14) he associated Tiberius with him in the empire (Luke 3:1), by whom he was succeeded.

Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.

First named at Luke 2:1.

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Verses that name Augustus

Luke 2:1 Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that a census should be taken of the whole empire.
Luke 3:1 In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,
Acts 27:1 When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial Regiment.