::The term kurios in a non-Judeo-Christian context such as a public inscription has no religious connotation, no connotation of gods. The statement as presented about the phrase is kuriwi sebastwi and is based on the use of sebastwi, without reliance on kuriwi. What would be needed for the argument to have any basis for consideration would be the use of qewi sebastwi (q=theta), "august gods", though the phrase is used of Augustus and Livia in Anatolia. This material comes from published scholarly literature. Just look for example at the second footnote of the material you removed.