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 clothe him with purple, and platting a crown of thorns, they put it on him;Mark 15:20 · πορφύρανAnd when they had mocked him, they took off from him the purple, and put on him his garments. And they lead him out to crucify him.Luke 16:19 · πορφύρανNow there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, faring sumptuously every day:Revelation 18:12 · πορφύραςmerchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stone, and pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet; and all thyine wood, and every vessel of ivory, and every vessel made of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble;