Πόπλιος

Poplios · Publius

Greek word · Strong’s number G4196 · appears 2 times in the Bible

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What it means

Poplios (Πόπλιος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “Publius”.

The chief man of the island of Malta, who welcomed Paul.

How to say it

Po·pli·os

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Where it appears

  • Acts 28:7

    Now in the parts around that place there were lands belonging to the chief man of the island, named Publius, who welcomed us and hosted us kindly for three days.

  • Acts 28:8

    And it happened that the father of Publius was lying in bed, afflicted with fevers and dysentery; Paul went in to him and, praying, laid his hands on him and healed him.