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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, , 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.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:4 - [fn]violet, purple, and scarlet material, fine linen, goat hair,
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:1 -

“Moreover, you shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twisted linen and [fn]violet, purple, and scarlet material; you shall make them with cherubim, the work of a skilled embroiderer.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:31 -

“You shall also make a veil of violet, purple, and scarlet material, and fine twisted linen; it shall be made with cherubim, the work of a skilled embroiderer.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:36 -

“You shall also make a curtain for the doorway of the tent of violet, purple, and scarlet material and fine twisted linen, the work of a [fn]weaver.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:16 - “And for the gate of the courtyard there shall be a curtain of [fn]twenty cubits, of [fn]violet, purple, and scarlet material and fine twisted linen, the work of a [fn]weaver, with their four pillars and their four bases.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:5 - “They shall take the gold, the [fn]violet, the purple, the scarlet material, and the fine linen.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:8 - “The skillfully woven band of its overlay, which is on it, shall be like its workmanship, [fn]of the same material: of gold, of violet and purple and scarlet material and fine twisted linen.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:15 -

“You shall make a [fn]breastpiece of judgment, the work of a skilled embroiderer; like the work of the ephod you shall make it: of gold, of violet, purple, and scarlet material, and fine twisted linen you shall make it.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:33 - “You shall make on its hem pomegranates of violet, purple, and scarlet material all around on its hem, and bells of gold between them all around:
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:4 - to create [fn]artistic designs for work in gold, in silver, and in [fn]bronze,
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:6 - and [fn]violet, purple, and scarlet material, fine linen, goats’ hair,
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:25 - And all the [fn]skilled women spun with their hands, and brought what they had spun, in violet, purple, and scarlet material, and in fine linen.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:35 -

Moreover, he made the veil of violet, purple, and scarlet material, and fine twisted linen; he made it with cherubim, the work of a skilled embroiderer.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:37 - He also made a curtain for the doorway of the tent, of violet, purple, and scarlet material, and fine twisted linen, the work of a [fn]weaver;
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:18 - Now the curtain of the gate of the courtyard was the work of the [fn]weaver, of [fn]violet, purple, and scarlet material and fine twisted linen. And the length was twenty cubits and the [fn]height was five cubits, corresponding to the hangings of the courtyard.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:2 -

He made the ephod of gold and of violet, purple, and scarlet material, and fine twisted linen.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:3 - Then they hammered out gold sheets and cut them into threads [fn]to be woven in with the violet, the purple, and the scarlet material, and the fine linen, the work of a skilled embroiderer.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:5 - And the skillfully woven band of its overlay which was on it was like its workmanship, [fn]of the same material: of gold and of violet, purple, and scarlet material, and fine twisted linen, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:8 -

And he made the breastpiece, the work of a skilled embroiderer, like the workmanship of the ephod: of gold and of violet, purple, and scarlet material and fine twisted linen.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:24 - And they made pomegranates of violet, purple, and scarlet material and twisted linen on the hem of the robe.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:29 - and the sash of fine twisted linen, and violet, purple, and scarlet material, the work of the [fn]weaver, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:32 -

So all the work of the [fn]tabernacle of the tent of meeting was completed; and the sons of Israel did according to all that the LORD had commanded Moses; so they did.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:7 - “Now send me a skilled man to work in gold, silver, brass, iron, and in purple, crimson, and violet fabrics, one who knows how to make engravings, to work with the skilled workers [fn]whom I have in Judah and Jerusalem, whom my father David provided.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:14 - the son of a [fn]Danite woman and [fn]a Tyrian father, who knows how to work in gold, silver, bronze, iron, stone, and wood, and in purple, violet, linen, and crimson fabrics, and who knows how to make all kinds of engravings and to [fn]execute any design which is assigned to him, to work with your skilled workers and with [fn]those of my lord, your father David.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:14 - He made the veil of violet, purple, crimson, and fine linen, and he worked cherubim into it.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:22 -

She makes coverings for herself;

Her clothing is fine linen and purple.

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 7:5 -

“Your head [fn]crowns you like Carmel,

And the flowing hair of your head is like purple threads;

The king is captivated by your tresses.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:9 -

Beaten silver is brought from Tarshish,

And gold from Uphaz,

The work of a craftsman and of the hands of a goldsmith;

Their clothing is of violet and purple;

They are all the work of skilled people.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:7 -

“Your sail was of colorfully embroidered linen from Egypt

So that it became your flag;

Your [fn]awning was violet and purple from the coastlands of Elishah.

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:7 - The king called aloud to bring in the sorcerers, the [fn]Chaldeans, and the diviners. The king began speaking and said to the wise men of Babylon, “Anyone who can read this inscription and explain its interpretation to me shall be clothed with purple and have a necklace of gold around his neck, and have authority as third ruler in the kingdom.”
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:16 - “But I personally have heard about you, that you are able to give interpretations and solve difficult problems. Now if you are able to read the inscription and make its interpretation known to me, you will be clothed with purple and wear a necklace of gold around your neck, and you will have authority as the third ruler in the kingdom.”
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:29 -

Then Belshazzar gave orders, and they clothed Daniel with purple and put a necklace of gold around his neck, and issued a proclamation concerning him that he now had authority as the third ruler in the kingdom.

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