πορφύρα

porphura

purple cloth

Strong’s G4209Noun, feminine4 times in the New Testament (critical text)

purple3

of purple cloth1

In the text

Mark 15:17πορφύραν
They dressed Him in a purple robe, twisted together a crown of thorns, and set it on His head.
Luke 16:19πορφύραν
Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor.
Revelation 18:12πορφύρας
cargo of gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls; of fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; of all kinds of citron wood and every article of ivory, precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble;

πορφύρα, -ας, ἡ
[in LXX for אַרְגָּמָן, אַרְגְּוָן ;]

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

2. purple dye.

3. Later, = πορφυρίς, a purple garment: Mrk.15:17, 20, Luk.16:19, Rev.18:12.†
(AS)

Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.