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porphura G4209

πορφύρα (porphura) means “purple cloth” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

πορφύρα Greek · G4209 4 tagged occurrences in 4 verses

Pronunciation guide: por-foo'-rah Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G4209

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)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

a purple garment, indicating power or wealth.

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How translators render G4209

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
purple 2
in a purple robe 1
purple robe 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
purple 2
in purple 1
the purple 1
with purple 1

Verses containing G4209

Page 1 of 1. 4 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Mark 15:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They dressed Him in a purple robe, twisted together a crown of thorns, and set it on His head.

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  2. Mark 15:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    After they had mocked Him, they removed the purple robe and put His own clothes back on Him. Then they led Him out to crucify Him.

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  3. Luke 16:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor.

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  4. Revelation 18:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    cargo of gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls; of fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; of all kinds of citron wood and every article of ivory, precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble;

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Sources and text

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