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 · πορφύρανThey clothed him with purple, and weaving a crown of thorns, they put it on him.Mark 15:20 · πορφύρανWhen they had mocked him, they took the purple off of him, and put his own garments on him. They led him out to crucify him.Luke 16:19 · πορφύραν“Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, living in luxury every day.Revelation 18:12 · πορφύραςmerchandise of gold, silver, precious stones, pearls, fine linen, purple, silk, scarlet, all expensive wood, every vessel of ivory, every vessel made of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble;