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Strong's #4209 - πορφύρα
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πορφύρ-α [ῠ ],
Ion. πορφύρ-ρη, ἡ, purple-fish, Murex trunculus and Purpura haemastoma, S. Fr. 504, Archipp. 23, Arist. HA 528a10, al., Speus. ap. Ath. 3.86c; τρέφουσα . . πορφύρας ἰσάργυρον κηκῖδα A. Ag. 959 .
II purple dye obtained from it, Sapph. 44, Hdt. 3.22, Isoc. 12.39, Pl. Lg. 847c; ἡ π. ἡ θαλαττία Phylarch. 45 J., etc.; π. βαθυτάτη Ael. NA 4.36; used as an application, βρέξαντες ἐν [τῷ νάρδῳ] τὴν π. ἐπιτιθέναι Orib. Eup. 3.2 .
III = cross πορφυρίς 1, Plu. Aem. 23, etc.: in pl., cloths of purple, πορφύρας πατῶν A. Ag. 957: collectively in sg., κωμῳδοῖς . . πορφύραν εἰσφέρων, ὥσπερ οἱ Μεγαρεῖς Arist. EN 1123a23 . purple stripe or other adornment of a garment, τῆς σκιᾶς τὴν π. πρῶτον ἐνυφαίνουσ', εἶτα μετὰ τὴν π. τοῦτ' ἔστιν οὔτε λευκὸν οὔτε π. ἀλλ' ὥσπερ αὐγὴ τῆς κρόκης κεκραμένη Men. 561; ποτικεφάλαια . . μὴ ἔχοντα μήτε σκιὰν μήτε πορφύραν IG 5(1).1390.24 (Andania, i B.C. ), cf. BGU 1141.41 (i B.C.), Luc. Par. 58, Gal. 18(2).791; π. πλατεῖα, = Lat. latus clavus, Plb. 10.26.1, Demetr. Eloc. 108 (pl.); π. alone, IGRom. 3.1422 ( Prusias ). metaph., σελήνη οὐρανοῦ π. Secund. Sent. 6 . (Perh. formed from πορφύρεος 11, cf. μαρμαίρω, μαρμάρεος, μάρμαρος. )
πορφύρα , -ας , ἡ ,
1. the purple fish (cf. 1 Maccabees 4:23).
2. purple dye.
3. Later, = πορφυρίς , a purple garment: Mark 15:17; Mark 15:20, Luke 16:19, Revelation 18:12.†
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