Lexical Definition
πορφύρα porphýra (por-foo'-rah) purple cloth G:N-F
of Latin origin
purple.
- the "purple" mussel, i.e. (by implication) the red-blue color itself, and finally a garment dyed with it
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| πορφύρασ | of purple cloth | Rev.18.12 |
| purple | LXX.Exod.26.1 • LXX.Exod.26.31 • LXX.Exod.26.36 • LXX.Exod.27.16 • LXX.Exod.28.8 • LXX.Exod.28.15 • LXX.Exod.28.33 • LXX.Exod.36.8 • LXX.Exod.36.35 • LXX.Exod.36.37 • LXX.Exod.38.18 • LXX.Exod.39.2 • LXX.Exod.39.5 • LXX.Exod.39.8 • LXX.Exod.39.24 • LXX.Exod.39.29 • LXX.2Chr.3.14 • LXX.Prov.31.22 | |
| πορφύραν | purple | LXX.Exod.25.4 • LXX.Exod.28.5 • LXX.Exod.31.4 • LXX.Exod.35.6 • LXX.Exod.35.25 • LXX.Exod.39.1 • LXX.Jer.10.9 • LXX.Ezek.27.16 • LXX.Dan.5.7 • LXX.Dan.5.16 • LXX.Dan.5.29 • Mark.15.17 • Mark.15.20 • Luke.16.19 |
| πορφύρα | purple | LXX.Exod.35.23 • LXX.Exod.38.23 • LXX.Exod.39.3 • LXX.2Chr.2.7 • LXX.2Chr.2.14 • LXX.Song.7.5 • LXX.Ezek.27.7 |
Abbott-Smith
πορφύρα, -ας, ἡ, [in LXX for אַרְגָּמָן, אַרְגְּוָן;]
1. the purple-fish (cf. I Mac 4:23).
2. purple dye.
3. Later, = πορφυρίς, a purple garment: Mk 15:17, 20, Lk 16:19, Re 18:12.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Mark | 15:17 · 15:20 |
| Luke | 16:19 |
| Revelation | 18:12 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
πορφύρα-α [ῠ],
Ionic dialect πορφύρα-η, ἡ, purple-fish, Murex trunculus and Purpura haemastoma, [πορφύραας ἰσάργυρον κηκῖδα 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 959. ">Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II purple dye obtained from it, [Refs 7th c.BC+]; used as an application, βρέξαντες ἐν [τῷ νάρδῳ] τὴν π. ἐπιτιθέναι [Refs 4th c.AD+]
__III ={πορφυρίς} 1, [Refs 1st c.AD+]: in plural, cloths of purple, πορφύραας πατῶν [Refs 4th c.BC+]: collectively in singular, κωμῳδοῖς.. πορφύρααν εἰσφέρων, ὥσπερ οἱ Μεγαρεῖς [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__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᾽ ὥσπερ αὐγὴ τῆς κρόκης κεκραμένη [πορφύρααν “IG” 5(1).1390.24 (Andania, 1st c.BC),compare “BGU” 1141.41 (1st c.BC), 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Par.” 58, 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 18(2).791">Refs 4th c.BC+]; π. πλατεῖα, = Latin latus clavus, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; π. alone, [Refs]
__V metaphorically, σελήνη οὐρανοῦ π. [πορφύραεος 11, compare μαρμαίρω, μαρμάρεος, μάρμαρος.) ">Refs 2nd c.AD+]