noun · masculine
poplios
GreekΠόπλιος (poplios)
Strong’sG4196
Publius
stem popli-2 times in the New Testament2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Πόπλιος, -ου, ὁ
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4196 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpop'-lee-os
apparently "popular"; Poplius (i.e. Publius), a Roman
Fromof Latin origin;
King JamesPublius.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | poplios | popliois |
| object accusative | poplion | poplioin |
| direct address vocative | poplior | poplioir |
| of, belonging to genitive | popliou1×Ποπλίου | poplioiu |
| to, for dative | poplio1×Ποπλίῳ | poplioi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
poplio is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
popliou“Publius”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Acts 28:8“Publius”gineta de ton patēron tou Popliou puretoi kai dusenterie sunechirōton katakeierō, pros hon tos Paulos eisercharatos kai proseucheratos epititharatos tain cheirain auto ieta auton.The father of Publius was sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him, and after praying and placing his hands on him, he healed the man.
poplio“Publius”to, fordative singular1×
Acts 28:7“Publius”En de tei peri ton topon ekeinon huparchate chōrieim to prōto tau nēsau onome Poplio, hos anadecheratos nin treis hēmerain filofronōs xenizata.Nearby stood an estate belonging to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us and entertained us hospitably for three days.