πορφύρα
porphyra · purple, purple robe
Greek word · Strong’s number G4209 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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porphyra (πορφύρα) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “purple, purple robe”.
Purple; a purple robe.
How to say it
por·phy·ra
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- A costly dark red dye; clothing of that colour.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Words that come from it
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Where it appears
- Mark 15:17
And they clothe him in purple, and after twisting a crown of thorns, they put it on him.
- Mark 15:20
And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the purple and put his own clothes on him. And they lead him out to crucify him.
- Luke 16:19
Now there was a certain rich man, and he used to dress in purple and fine linen, celebrating splendidly every day.
- Revelation 18:12
cargo of gold and silver and precious stone and pearls and fine linen and purple and silk and scarlet, and all kinds of citron wood and every article of ivory and every article of most precious wood and bronze and iron and marble,