Strong’s G4210 · Greek
πορφυροῦς
porphyroûs · por-foo-rooce'
Origin from πορφύρα (G4209);
Meaning purpureal, i.e. bluish red
In the King James Version purple.
In 3 verses of the King James Version
- John 19:2And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe,
- John 19:5Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man!
- 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!
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.