Gloss
purple, purple cloth, in some contexts implying royalty; same as {4526}
Forms of the word
Dictionary
πορφυροῦς, ᾶ, οῦν
Greek transliteration
porphyrous
Simplified transliteration
porphyrous
Numbers
Strong's number
4210
GK Number
4528
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
4
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
a-1b
Definition
contracted form is πορφύρεος, purple, Jn. 19:2, 5; purple clothing, Rev. 17:4; 18:16*
Greek-English Concordance for πορφυροῦς
| John 19:2 | And the soldiers twisted some thorns into a crown and placed it on his head, and they threw a purple (porphyroun | πορφυροῦν | acc sg neut) robe around him. |
| John 19:5 | So Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple (porphyroun | πορφυροῦν | acc sg neut) robe; and Pilate said to them, “Look, the man!” |
| Revelation 17:4 | The woman was clothed in purple (porphyroun | πορφυροῦν | acc sg neut) and scarlet, and adorned with gold and jewels and pearls. In her hand she held a golden cup full of abominations, the impurities of her fornication. |
| Revelation 18:16 | They will lament, “Alas, alas, O great city, clothed in fine linen, purple (porphyroun | πορφυροῦν | acc sg neut), and scarlet, glittering with gold, precious stones, and pearls! |
