porphurous
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4210. porphurous

porphurous: purple
Original Word: πορφυροῦς, ᾶ, οῦν
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: porphurous
Phonetic Spelling: (por-foo-rooce')
Short Definition: purple
Definition: purple.

Cognate: 4210 porphyroús – a purple (reddish-purple) cloth or dye. See 4209 (porphýra).

(Jn 19:5) It was customary in ancient times for a king to dress in purple. Hence, giving Jesus a purple cloak, mocked Him as someone merely posing to be a king.

[This garment was perhaps a discarded officers' cloak that had been dyed purple.]

Word Origin
from porphura
Definition
purple
NASB Word Usage
purple (4).

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purple.

From porphura; purpureal, i.e. Bluish red -- purple.

see GREEK porphura

πορνῶν — 2 Occ.
πόρνοι — 2 Occ.
πόρνοις — 4 Occ.
πόρνος — 3 Occ.
πόρνους — 1 Occ.
πόρρω — 3 Occ.
πορρώτερον — 1 Occ.
πόρρωθεν — 2 Occ.
πορφύραν — 3 Occ.
πορφύρας — 1 Occ.
πορφυρόπωλις — 1 Occ.
ποσάκις — 3 Occ.
πόσει — 1 Occ.
πόσις — 2 Occ.
πόσα — 2 Occ.
πόσαι — 1 Occ.
πόσας — 1 Occ.
πόσην — 1 Occ.
πόσῳ — 11 Occ.
πόσων — 1 Occ.


Strong's Greek 4210
4 Occurrences


πορφυροῦν — 4 Occ.

John 19:2 Adj-ANS
BIB: καὶ ἱμάτιον πορφυροῦν περιέβαλον αὐτόν
NAS: and put a purple robe
KJV: they put on him a purple robe,
INT: and a robe purple cast around him

John 19:5 Adj-ANS
BIB: καὶ τὸ πορφυροῦν ἱμάτιον καὶ
NAS: of thorns and the purple robe.
KJV: of thorns, and the purple robe. And
INT: and the purple robe and

Revelation 17:4 Adj-ANS
BIB: ἦν περιβεβλημένη πορφυροῦν καὶ κόκκινον
NAS: was clothed in purple and scarlet,
INT: was clothed in purple and scarlet

Revelation 18:16 Adj-ANS
BIB: βύσσινον καὶ πορφυροῦν καὶ κόκκινον
NAS: in fine linen and purple and scarlet,
KJV: fine linen, and purple, and scarlet,
INT: fine linen and purple and scarlet

4 Occurrences


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4210. porphurous

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