- πορφύρα
- the purple-fish
- πορφύρα
- a purple garment
- a purple garment, indicating power or wealth.
- πορφύρα
- the "purple" mussel, i.e. (by implication) the red-blue color itself, and finally a garment dyed with it
Derivation: of Latin origin;KJV Usage: purple.
- πορφύρα
- purple
- G:N-F
- 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:.†Refs
Mrk.15:17, 20, Luk.16:19, Rev.18:12
(AS)
1) the purple fish, a species of shell fish or mussel
2) a fabric coloured with purple dye, a garment made from purple cloth
2) a fabric coloured with purple dye, a garment made from purple cloth
πορφύρα
porphura
por-foo'-rah
Of Latin origin; the “purple” mussel, that is, (by implication) the red blue color itself, and finally, a garment dyed with it
KJV Usage: purple.