Purple
πορφύρεοςStrong’s G4210porphureos
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Porphureos is the Greek word usually translated “purple”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe,”
Meaning
Usually translated “purple”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- purple 4
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- John 2
- Revelation 2
2 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- John 19:5Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man!
- Revelation 17:4And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:
- Revelation 18:16And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!
Greek dictionary
πορφύρεος porphureos · purple
πορφύρεος, -α, -ον contr., -οῦς, -ᾶ, -οῦν (ποπφύρα), [in LXX for אַרְגָּמָן ;] purple: Jhn.19:2, 5; as subst., πορφυροῦν (sc. ἱμάτιον), Rev.17:4 18:6.† (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.