Dictionary entry

δημόσιος

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

** δημόσιος, -α, -ον

(< δῆμος), [in LXX: II Mac 6:10, III Mac 2:27 4:7 *;]

belonging to the people, public: Ac 5:18; dat. fem. used adverbially (cl.);

(a) at the public expense, by public consent;

(b) publicly: Ac 16:37 18:28 20:20.†