'Public' in the Bible

And Hatach went forth to Mordecai, unto the public place of the city which was before the king's gate.

It is wholly lamentation upon all the housetops of Moab, and in the public places thereof; for I have broken Moab, like a vessel wherein is no pleasure, saith Jehovah.

And Herod the king heard of him (for his name had become public), and said, John the baptist is risen from among the dead, and on this account works of power are wrought by him.

for no one does anything in secret and himself seeks to be known in public. If thou doest these things, manifest thyself to the world:

and laid hands on the apostles and put them in the public prison.

And on a set day, clothed in royal apparel and sitting on the elevated seat of honour, Herod made a public oration to them.