King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G1219
Transliteration: dēmosios
Phonetic Spelling: (day-mos'ee-os)
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: public
Meaning: public
δημόσιος, δημοσίᾳ, δημοσιον, especially frequent in Attic; belonging to the people or state, public (opposed to ἴδιος): Acts 5:18; in dative feminine δημοσίᾳ used adverbially (opposed to ἰδίᾳ) (cf. Winers Grammar, 591 (549) note), publicly, in public places, in view of all: Acts 16:37; Acts 18:28; δημόσιος καί κατ' οἴκους, Acts 20:20; (2 Macc. 6:10; 3Macc. 2:27; in Greek writings also by public authority, at the public expense).
Word Summary
dēmosios: public
Original Word: δημόσιοςTransliteration: dēmosios
Phonetic Spelling: (day-mos'ee-os)
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: public
Meaning: public
Strong's Concordance
common, open, public. From demos; public; (feminine singular dative case as adverb) in public -- common, openly, publickly.
see GREEK demos
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1219: δημόσιοςδημόσιος, δημοσίᾳ, δημοσιον, especially frequent in Attic; belonging to the people or state, public (opposed to ἴδιος): Acts 5:18; in dative feminine δημοσίᾳ used adverbially (opposed to ἰδίᾳ) (cf. Winers Grammar, 591 (549) note), publicly, in public places, in view of all: Acts 16:37; Acts 18:28; δημόσιος καί κατ' οἴκους, Acts 20:20; (2 Macc. 6:10; 3Macc. 2:27; in Greek writings also by public authority, at the public expense).