Definition
δημόσιος, -α, -ον
(δῆμος), [in LXX: 2Ma.6.10, 3Ma.2.27; 4:7 * ;]
belonging to the people, public: Acts 5:18; dative fem. used adverbially (cl.);
(a) at the public expense, by public consent;
(b) publicly: Acts 16:37; 18:28; 20:20.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
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- Acts 5:18δημοσίᾳ · [the] public…and arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.
- Acts 16:37δημοσίᾳ · publiclyBut Paul said to the officers, “They beat us publicly without a trial and threw us into prison, even though we are Roman citizens. And now do they want to send us away secretly? Absolutely not! Let them come themselves and escort us out!”
- Acts 18:28δημοσίᾳ · in public [debate]For he powerfully refuted the Jews in public debate, proving from the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.
- Acts 20:20δημοσίᾳ · publiclyI did not shrink back from declaring anything that was helpful to you as I taught you publicly and from house to house,