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Lexicon :: Strong's G4210 - porphyrous

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πορφυροῦς
Transliteration
porphyrous (Key)
Pronunciation
por-foo-rooce'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
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Strong’s Definitions

πορφυροῦς porphyroûs, por-foo-rooce'; from G4209; purpureal, i.e. bluish red:—purple.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G4210 in the following manner: purple (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G4210 in the following manner: purple (3x).
  1. purple, dyed in purple, made of purple fabric

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πορφυροῦς porphyroûs, por-foo-rooce'; from G4209; purpureal, i.e. bluish red:—purple.
STRONGS G4210:
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.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

John
19:2; 19:5
Revelation
17:4; 18:16

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4210 matches the Greek πορφυροῦς (porphyrous),
which occurs 5 times in 5 verses in the LXX Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:14 - And they shall put on it all the utensils of the altar, which are used for the service there, the fire pans, the forks, the shovels, and the basins, all the utensils of the altar; and they shall spread on it a covering of goatskin, and shall put in its poles.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:26 - And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was 1,700 shekels[fn] of gold, besides the crescent ornaments and the pendants and the purple garments worn by the kings of Midian, and besides the collars that were around the necks of their camels.
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:6 - There were white cotton curtains and violet hangings fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rods[fn] and marble pillars, and also couches of gold and silver on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl, and precious stones.
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:15 - Then Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal robes of blue and white, with a great golden crown[fn] and a robe of fine linen and purple, and the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced.
Unchecked Copy BoxSng 3:10 - He made its posts of silver,
its back of gold, its seat of purple;
its interior was inlaid with love
by the daughters of Jerusalem.
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