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Publius

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

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PUBLIUS , or Poplius. The ‘first man’ of Malta, whose father was cured by St. Paul of fever and dysentery by laying on of hands ( Acts 28:7 f.). The title Prôtos (‘first man’) at Malta is attested by inscriptions; it occurs also at Pisidian Antioch ( Acts 13:50; cf. Acts 25:2 ).

A. J. Maclean.

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Hastings, James. Entry for 'Publius'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hdb/​p/publius.html. 1909.
 
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