Πόπλιος

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Τὸ γὰρ περισσὰ πράσσειν οὐκ ἔχει νοῦν οὐδένα → There is no sense in doing things beyond the usual measure

Sophocles, Antigone, 67-68

English (Strong)

of Latin origin; apparently "popular"; Poplius (i.e. Publius), a Roman: Publius.

English (Thayer)

Ποπλίου, ὁ, Publius (a Roman name), the name of a chief magistrate (Greek ὁ πρῶτος) but see Dr. Woolsey's addition to the article 'Publius' in B. D. (American edition)) of the island of Melita; nothing more is known of him: Acts 28:7,8.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

Πόπλιος: ὁ Polyb. etc. = лат. Publius.