πορφύρα porphura · G4209

purple cloth

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)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

πορφύρ-α [ῠ], ; Ionic dialect πορφύρ-η, ἡ, purple-fish, Murex trunculus and Purpura haemastoma, []; II purple dye obtained from it, []; used as an application, βρέξαντες ἐν [τῷ νάρδῳ] τὴν π. ἐπιτιθέναι []; III ={πορφυρίς} 1, []: in plural, cloths of purple, πορφύρας πατῶν []: collectively in singular, κωμῳδοῖς.. πορφύραν εἰσφέρων, ὥσπερ οἱ Μεγαρεῖς []; IV purple stripe or other adornment of a garment, τῆς σκιᾶς τὴν π. πρῶτον ἐνυφαίνουσ᾽, εἶτα μετὰ τὴν π. τοῦτ᾽ ἔστιν οὔτε λευκὸν οὔτε π. ἀλλ᾽ …

Where it's used 4 times

Mark 15:17 · Mark 15:20 · Luke 16:19 · Revelation 18:12

Source: TBESG G4209; TFLSJ G4209

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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