Gloss
purple (cloth or robe)
Forms of the word
Dictionary
πορφύρα, ας, ἡ
Greek transliteration
porphyra
Simplified transliteration
porphyra
Numbers
Strong's number
4209
GK Number
4525
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
4
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
n-1a
Definition
Greek-English Concordance for πορφύρα
| Mark 15:17 | And they clothed him in purple (porphyran | πορφύραν | acc sg fem); and twisting some thorns into a crown, they placed it on him. |
| Mark 15:20 | And when they had finished mocking him, they stripped him of the purple (porphyran | πορφύραν | acc sg fem) robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him out to crucify him. |
| Luke 16:19 | A certain man was rich, and he was dressed in purple (porphyran | πορφύραν | acc sg fem) and fine linen and he made merry every day in a luxurious manner. |
| Revelation 18:12 | cargo such as gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls; fine linen, purple (porphyras | πορφύρας | gen sg fem), silk, and scarlet cloth; all kinds of things made of citron wood, all kinds of articles made of ivory, and all kinds of articles made of costly wood, bronze, iron, and marble; |
