public

Greek Adjective

δημόσιος, -α, -ον (δῆμος), [in LXX: 2Ma.6:10, 3Ma.2:27 4:7 *;] belonging to the people, public: Act.5:18; dative fem. used adverbially (cl.); (a) at the public expense, by public consent; (b) publicly: Act.16:37 18:28 20:20. (AS)

public

Greek Adjective

δημόσιος, Doric dialect δᾱμ-, α, ον (ος, ον [Refs 5th c.BC+], belonging to the people or state, κτέανα [Refs 6th c.BC+]; χώρα, opposed to ἱερά, ἰδία, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; τὰ ἱερὰ τὰ δ, opposed to ἰδιωτικά, [Refs]; ἀγῶνες, δίκαι, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; δ. λόγος, = Latin fiscus, [Refs]; δημόσιον εἶναι, γίγνεσθαι, to be, become state-property, be confiscated, [Refs 5th c.BC+] b) used by the public, βαλανεῖα, λουτρόν, [Refs 2nd c.BC+] 2) common, δημοσιώτατος τρόπος, τόπος, [Refs 4th c.BC+]epidemic, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II) as substantive: II.a) δημόσιος (i.e. δοῦλος), ὁ, any public slave or servant, as, the public crier, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; policeman, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; public notary, ={γραμματεύς}, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; public executioner, [Refs 1st c.BC+]: generally, public official, τὸν ἀρχέφοδον καὶ τοὺς ἄλλους δημοσίους [Refs 2nd c.AD+] II.b) public victim, ={φάρμακος}, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.c) harlot, prostitute, [Refs 7th c.BC+] III) neuter, δημόσιον, τό, the state, [Refs 5th c.BC+]public officials, [Refs 5th c.BC+] III.b) public building, hall, [Refs 5th c.BC+] III.c) treasury, ={τὸ κοινόν, ἀργύριον ὀφείλοντες τῷ δ}. [Refs 5th c.BC+] III.d) the public prison, [Refs 5th c.BC+] III.2) τὰ δ. public archives, [Refs] III.2.b) public dues, taxes, in plural, [Refs 3rd c.AD+] IV) feminine, δαμοσία (i.e. σκηνή), ἡ, tent of the Spartan kings: hence οἱ περὶ δαμοσίαν the king's council, [Refs 5th c.BC+] V) as adverb: V.1) dative δημοσία, Ionic dialect -ίῃ, at the public expense, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; by public consent, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; on public service, δ. ἀποδημεῖν [Refs]; δ. κρίνειν try in the public courts, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δ. τεθνάναι to die by the hands of the public executioner, [Refs 4th c.BC+] V.2) as a community, opposed to ἰδίᾳ, [Refs 5th c.BC+] V.3) commonly, popularly, τὰ δ. νομιζόμενα ἀγαθά [Refs 2nd c.AD+] V.4) regular adverb -ίως[Refs 2nd c.AD+]; on public business, καταπλεῦσαι [Refs 3rd c.BC+]

Greek

Adjective

public; (feminine singular dative case as adverb) in public; common, openly, publickly; from g1218 (δῆμος)