as -ē̇ -bı̄´as , as -ē̇ -bı̄´a ( Ἀσεβίας , Asebı́as ; the King James Version Asebia ): Asebias returned with Ezra to perform the function of a priest in Jerusalem (1 Esdras 8:48). Compare Hashabiah ( Ezra 8:19 ).