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Lexicon :: Strong's G4209 - porphyra

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πορφύρα
Transliteration
porphyra (Key)
Pronunciation
por-foo'-rah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of Latin origin
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Strong’s Definitions

πορφύρα porphýra, por-foo'-rah; of Latin origin; the "purple" mussel, i.e. (by implication) the red-blue color itself, and finally a garment dyed with it:—purple.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's G4209 in the following manner: purple (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's G4209 in the following manner: purple (5x).

  1. the purple fish, a species of shell fish or mussel

  2. a fabric coloured with purple dye, a garment made from purple cloth

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πορφύρα porphýra, por-foo'-rah; of Latin origin; the "purple" mussel, i.e. (by implication) the red-blue color itself, and finally a garment dyed with it:—purple.
STRONGS G4209:
πορφύρα, πορφύρας, ἡ, the Sept. for אַרְגָמָן;
1. the purple-fish, a species of shell-fish or mussel: (Aeschylus, Sophocles), Isocrates, Aristotle, others; add 1 Macc. 4:23, on which see Grimm; (cf. B. D., under the word 1).
2. a fabric colored with the purple dye, a garment made from purple cloth (so from Aeschylus down): Mark 15:17, 20; Luke 16:19; Revelation 17:4 Rec.; Revelation 18:12.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Mark
15:17; 15:20
Luke
16:19
Revelation
17:4; 18:12

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4209 matches the Greek πορφύρα (porphyra),
which occurs 32 times in 32 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 25:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:4 - blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen, goats’ hair,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 26:1

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:1 - “Moreover, you shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen and blue and purple and scarlet yarns; you shall make them with cherubim skillfully worked into them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 26:31

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:31 - “And you shall make a veil of blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen. It shall be made with cherubim skillfully worked into it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 26:36

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:36 - “You shall make a screen for the entrance of the tent, of blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen, embroidered with needlework.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 27:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:16 - For the gate of the court there shall be a screen twenty cubits long, of blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen, embroidered with needlework. It shall have four pillars and with them four bases.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:5 - They shall receive gold, blue and purple and scarlet yarns, and fine twined linen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:8 - And the skillfully woven band on it shall be made like it and be of one piece with it, of gold, blue and purple and scarlet yarns, and fine twined linen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:15 - “You shall make a breastpiece of judgment, in skilled work. In the style of the ephod you shall make it—of gold, blue and purple and scarlet yarns, and fine twined linen shall you make it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:33

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:33 - On its hem you shall make pomegranates of blue and purple and scarlet yarns, around its hem, with bells of gold between them,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 31:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:4 - to devise artistic designs, to work in gold, silver, and bronze,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:6 - blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen; goats’ hair,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:25

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:25 - And every skillful woman spun with her hands, and they all brought what they had spun in blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 36:35

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:35 - He made the veil of blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen; with cherubim skillfully worked into it he made it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 36:37

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:37 - He also made a screen for the entrance of the tent, of blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen, embroidered with needlework,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 38:18

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:18 - And the screen for the gate of the court was embroidered with needlework in blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen. It was twenty cubits long and five cubits high in its breadth, corresponding to the hangings of the court.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:2

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:2 - He made the ephod of gold, blue and purple and scarlet yarns, and fine twined linen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:3 - And they hammered out gold leaf, and he cut it into threads to work into the blue and purple and the scarlet yarns, and into the fine twined linen, in skilled design.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:5 - And the skillfully woven band on it was of one piece with it and made like it, of gold, blue and purple and scarlet yarns, and fine twined linen, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:8 - He made the breastpiece, in skilled work, in the style of the ephod, of gold, blue and purple and scarlet yarns, and fine twined linen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:24 - On the hem of the robe they made pomegranates of blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:29

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:29 - and the sash of fine twined linen and of blue and purple and scarlet yarns, embroidered with needlework, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:32

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:32 - Thus all the work of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting was finished, and the people of Israel did according to all that the LORD had commanded Moses; so they did.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 2:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:7 - So now send me a man skilled to work in gold, silver, bronze, and iron, and in purple, crimson, and blue fabrics, trained also in engraving, to be with the skilled workers who are with me in Judah and Jerusalem, whom David my father provided.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 2:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:14 - the son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre. He is trained to work in gold, silver, bronze, iron, stone, and wood, and in purple, blue, and crimson fabrics and fine linen, and to do all sorts of engraving and execute any design that may be assigned him, with your craftsmen, the craftsmen of my lord, David your father.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 3:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:14 - And he made the veil of blue and purple and crimson fabrics and fine linen, and he worked cherubim on it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 31:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:22 - She makes bed coverings for herself;
her clothing is fine linen and purple.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 7:5

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 7:5 - Your head crowns you like Carmel,
and your flowing locks are like purple;
a king is held captive in the tresses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:9 - Beaten silver is brought from Tarshish,
and gold from Uphaz.
They are the work of the craftsman and of the hands of the goldsmith;
their clothing is violet and purple;
they are all the work of skilled men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:7 - Of fine embroidered linen from Egypt
was your sail,
serving as your banner;
blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah
was your awning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:7 - The king called loudly to bring in the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the astrologers. The king declared[fn] to the wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this writing, and shows me its interpretation, shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold around his neck and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:16 - But I have heard that you can give interpretations and solve problems. Now if you can read the writing and make known to me its interpretation, you shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold around your neck and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:29 - Then Belshazzar gave the command, and Daniel was clothed with purple, a chain of gold was put around his neck, and a proclamation was made about him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.
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