Meaning of the name: common. Related names are:
Paul. The translations of Publius in 72 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
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below, from
Publio in Spanish to
ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ in Inuktitut!
In the same quarters were possessions of the chief man of the island, whose name was Publius; who received us, and lodged us three days courteously. (ACT 28:7)
And it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and of a bloody flux: to whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laid his hands on him, and healed him. (ACT 28:8)