πορφύρα, -ας, ἡ [in LXX for אַרְגָּמָן, אַרְגְּוָן ;] 1. the purple fish (cf. 1Ma.4:23). 2. purple dye. 3. Later, = πορφυρίς, a purple garment: Mrk.15:17, 20, Luk.16:19, Rev.18:12.† (AS)
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G4209 — πορφύρα
porphura · purple cloth · Greek
4 tagged verse occurrences
Mark 15:17 · πορφύρανAnd they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his [head],Mark 15:20 · πορφύρανAnd when they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him.Luke 16:19 · πορφύρανThere was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:Revelation 18:12 · πορφύραςThe merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,