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Old & New Testament Greek Lexical DictionaryGreek Lexicon

Strong's #4209 - πορφύρα

Transliteration

porphýra

Phonetics

por-foo'-rah

Origin

of Latin origin

Parts of Speech

feminine noun

TDNT

None

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

the purple fish, a species of shell fish or mussel
a fabric coloured with purple dye, a garment made from purple cloth

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 710 ‑ אַרְגְּוָן (arg‑ev‑awn'); 713 ‑ אַרְגָּמָן (ar‑gaw‑mawn');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

ASV (5)

Mark 2

Luke 1

Revelation 2

BSB (4)

Mark 2

Luke 1

Revelation 1

CSB (4)

Mark 2

Luke 1

Revelation 1

ESV (5)

Mark 2

Luke 1

Revelation 2

KJV (5)

Mark 2

Luke 1

Revelation 2

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (5)

Mark 3

Luke 1

Revelation 1

N95 (5)

Mark 3

Luke 1

Revelation 1

NAS (4)

Mark 3

Luke 1

Revelation 1

NLT (4)

Mark 3

Luke 1

Revelation 1

WEB (5)

Mark 2

Luke 1

Revelation 2

YLT (4)

Mark 2

Luke 1

Revelation 1

ASV (5)

in purple 2

purple 1

the purple 1

with purple 1

BSB (4)

in a purple robe 1

purple 2

purple robe 1

CSB (4)

purple 3

the purple 1

ESV (5)

purple 4

purple cloth 1

KJV (5)

purple 5

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (5)

purple 4

robe 1

N95 (5)

purple 4

robe 1

NAS (4)

purple 4

NLT (4)

cloth 1

purple 1

robe 2

WEB (5)

in purple 2

purple 1

they took the purple 1

with purple 1

YLT (4)

in purple 1

purple 3

RAH

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

SWE

N-ASF 3

N-GSF 1

ANT

N-ASF 3

N-DSF 1

N-GSF 1

BEZ

N-ASF 3

N-GSF 1

BGB

N-ASF 3

BMT

N-ASF 3

BYZ

N-ASF 3

N-DSF 1

N-GSF 1

ELZ

N-ASF 3

N-GSF 1

NA26

N-ASF 3

N-GSF 1

SBL

N-ASF 3

N-DSF 1

N-GSF 1

SCV

N-ASF 3

N-DSF 1

N-GSF 1

STV

N-ASF 3

N-GSF 1

TIS

N-ASF 3

N-DSF 1

N-GSF 1

N-ASF 3

N-GSF 1

TRG

N-ASF 3

N-GSF 1

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

πορφύρ-α [ῠ ],

Ion. πορφύρ-ρη, ἡ, purple-fish, Murex trunculus and Purpura haemastoma, S. Fr. 504, Archipp. 23, Arist. HA 528a10, al., Speus. ap. Ath. 3.86c; τρέφουσα . . πορφύρας ἰσάργυρον κηκῖδα A. Ag. 959 .

II purple dye obtained from it, Sapph. 44, Hdt. 3.22, Isoc. 12.39, Pl. Lg. 847c; ἡ π. ἡ θαλαττία Phylarch. 45 J., etc.; π. βαθυτάτη Ael. NA 4.36; used as an application, βρέξαντες ἐν [τῷ νάρδῳ] τὴν π. ἐπιτιθέναι Orib. Eup. 3.2 .

III = cross πορφυρίς 1, Plu. Aem. 23, etc.: in pl., cloths of purple, πορφύρας πατῶν A. Ag. 957: collectively in sg., κωμῳδοῖς . . πορφύραν εἰσφέρων, ὥσπερ οἱ Μεγαρεῖς Arist. EN 1123a23 . 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 Men. 561; ποτικεφάλαια . . μὴ ἔχοντα μήτε σκιὰν μήτε πορφύραν IG 5(1).1390.24 (Andania, i B.C. ), cf. BGU 1141.41 (i B.C.), Luc. Par. 58, Gal. 18(2).791; π. πλατεῖα, = Lat. latus clavus, Plb. 10.26.1, Demetr. Eloc. 108 (pl.); π. alone, IGRom. 3.1422 ( Prusias ). metaph., σελήνη οὐρανοῦ π. Secund. Sent. 6 . (Perh. formed from πορφύρεος 11, cf. μαρμαίρω, μαρμάρεος, μάρμαρος. )

Thayer's Expanded Definition

πορφύρα, πορφύρας, ἡ, the Sept. for אַרְגָמָן;

1. the purple-fish, a species of shell-fish or mussel: (Aeschylus, Sophocles), Isocrates, Aristotle, others; add 1 Macc. 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): Mark 15:17, 20; Luke 16:19; Revelation 17:4 Rec.; .

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

πορφύρα , -ας , ἡ ,

[in LXX for H713, H710;]

1. the purple fish (cf. 1 Maccabees 4:23).

2. purple dye.

3. Later, = πορφυρίς , a purple garment: Mark 15:17; Mark 15:20, Luke 16:19, Revelation 18:12.†

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

List of Word Forms

πορφύρα πορφυραν πορφύραν πορφυρας πορφύρας πορφυρίδων πορφυρίωνα πορφυρού porphuran porphuras porphyran porphýran porphyras porphýras