Strong's Lexicon
G4209
G4209 — πορφύρα
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4209 |
|---|---|
| Word: | πορφύρα |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | of Latin origin |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 4 |
| Transliteration: | porphura |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | por-foo'-rah |
| Meaning: | 1. the "purple" mussel 2. (by implication) the red-blue color itself, and finally a garment dyed with it |
| KJV Renderings: | purple |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
πορφύρα, πορφύρας, ἡ, the Sept. for àÇøÀâÈîÈï;
1. the purple-fish, a species of shell-fish or mussel: (Aeschylus, Sophocles), Isocrates, Aristotle, others; add 1Ma 4:23, on which see Grimm; (cf. B. D., under the word 1).
2. a fabric colored with the purple dye, a garment made from purple cloth (so from Aeschylus down): Mar 15:17; Mar 15:20; Luk 16:19; Rev 17:4 Rec.; .
Englishman's Greek Concordance
πορφύρα (purple)
Mark 15:17
- KJV: And they clothed him with purple and platted a crown of thorns and put it about his
- GK: και ενδύουσιν αυτόν πορφύραν και περιτιθέασιν αυτώ πλέξαντες ακάνθινον στέφανον
Mark 15:20
- KJV: And 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
- GK: και ότε ενέπαιξαν αυτώ εξέδυσαν αυτόν την πορφύραν και ενέδυσαν αυτόν τα ιμάτια τα ίδια και εξάγουσιν αυτόν ίνα σταυρώσωσιν αυτόν
Luke 16:19
- KJV: There was a certain rich man which was clothed in purple and fine linen and fared sumptuously every day
- GK: άνθρωπος δε τις ην πλούσιος και ενεδιδύσκετο πορφύραν και βύσσον ευφραινόμενος καθ ημέραν λαμπρώς
Revelation 17:4
- KJV: And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication
- GK: και η γυνή ην περιβεβλημένη πορφύρα και κόκκινον κεχρυσωμένη χρυσώ και λίθω τιμίω και μαργαρίταις έχουσα χρυσούν ποτήριον εν τη χειρί αυτής γέμον βδελυγμάτων και τα ακάθαρτα της πορνείας αυτής
Revelation 18:12
- KJV: The 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
- GK: γόμον χρυσού και αργύρου και λίθου τιμίου και μαργαρίτου και βύσσου και πορφυρού και σηρικού και κοκκίνου και παν ξύλον θυϊνον και παν σκεύος ελεφάντινον και παν σκεύος εκ ξύλου τιμιωτάτου και χαλκού και σιδήρου και μαρμάρου