Ποπλίῳ
Póplios
Publius
A Roman personal name, transliterating the Latin name Publius; used as a proper noun for a specific individual. In the New Testament, refers to an official in Malta. Does not intrinsically carry the semantic sense of 'popular' in Greek usage; specifically a name, not a descriptive term.
Acts 28:7 · Word #15
Lexicon G4196
| Lemma | Πόπλιος |
| Transliteration | Póplios |
| Strong's | G4196 |
| Definition | A Roman personal name, transliterating the Latin name Publius; used as a proper noun for a specific individual. In the New Testament, refers to an official in Malta. Does not intrinsically carry the semantic sense of 'popular' in Greek usage; specifically a name, not a descriptive term. |
Morphology N DAT M SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | DAT — Dative — Indirect object, means, or location |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | Publius |
| Literal | Publius |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | Πόπλιος |
| Strong's | G4196 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G4196-01
to Publius
| Morphological Notes | Noun, masculine, singular, dative (Gr,N,,,,,DMS) |
| Rendering Rationale | The term is a proper masculine singular noun in the dative case, so it is rendered as "to Publius" to preserve both the personal name and its dative singular form. |
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