King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G4210
Transliteration: porphyrous
Phonetic Spelling: (por-foo-rooce')
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: purple
Meaning: purple
πορφύρεος, πορφυρεα, πορφυρεον, in Attic and in the N. T. contracted πορφυροῦς, πορφύρα, πορφυροῦν (πορφύρα), from Homer down, purple, dyed in purple, made of a purple fabric: John 19:2, 5; πορφυροῦν namely, ἔνδυμα ((Buttmann, 82 (72)); cf. Winer's Grammar, p. 591 (550)), Revelation 17:4 (G L T Tr WH); Revelation 18:16.
Word Summary
porphyrous: purple
Original Word: πορφυροῦςTransliteration: porphyrous
Phonetic Spelling: (por-foo-rooce')
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: purple
Meaning: purple
Strong's Concordance
purple. From porphura; purpureal, i.e. Bluish red -- purple.
see GREEK porphura
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4210: πορφύρεοςπορφύρεος, πορφυρεα, πορφυρεον, in Attic and in the N. T. contracted πορφυροῦς, πορφύρα, πορφυροῦν (πορφύρα), from Homer down, purple, dyed in purple, made of a purple fabric: John 19:2, 5; πορφυροῦν namely, ἔνδυμα ((Buttmann, 82 (72)); cf. Winer's Grammar, p. 591 (550)), Revelation 17:4 (G L T Tr WH); Revelation 18:16.