δημόσιος
I. "belonging to the people or state", Lat. publicus, opp. to ἴδιος, Hdt., attic:— δημόσιον εἶναι, γίγνεσθαι to be "confiscated", Thuc., Plat.
II. as Subst., ὁ δημόσιος (sc. δοῦλος), "a public servant", as "the public crier", Hdt.; "a public notary", Dem.
III. as neut., δημόσιον, ου, τό, "the state", Lat. respublica, Hdt., attic
2. "any public building, a public hall", Hdt.
3. "the treasury", elsewhere τὸ κοινόν, Dem.
4. "the public prison", Thuc.
5. τὰ δημόσια (sc. χρήματα) "state-property", Ar.
IV. as fem., ἡ δαμοσία (sc. σκηνή) "the tent of the Spartan kings", Xen.
V. as adv.:
1. dat. δημοσίαι, ionic -ίηι, "at the public expense", Hdt.; "by public consent", Dem.; δ. τεθνάναι to die "by the executioner", id=Dem.
2. neut. pl. δημόσια, "at the public cost", Ar.