Purple cloth
πορφύραStrong’s G4209porphura
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Porphura is the Greek word usually translated “purple” and “purple cloth”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head,”
Meaning
Usually translated “purple” and “purple cloth”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- purple 3
- of purple cloth 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Mark 2
- Luke 1
- Revelation 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 15:20And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him.
- Luke 16:19There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
- Revelation 18:12The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,
Greek dictionary
πορφύρα porphura · purple cloth
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)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “purple” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PUR'PLE, adjective
[Latin purpureus; purpura, a shell from which the color was obtained.]
- Designating a color composed of red and blue blended, much admired, and formerly the roman emperors wore robes of this color.
- In poetry, red or livid; dyed with blood.
All definitions and other forms of “purple”
PUR'PLE, noun
A purple color or dress; hence, imperial government in the Roman empire, as a purple robe was the distinguishing dress of the emperors.
- A cardinalate.
PUR'PLE, verb transitive
[Latin purpuro.]
To make purple or to dye of a red color; as hands purpled with blood.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.