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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)
mGNT
4x in 1 unique form(s) TR
3x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
5x in 4 unique form(s)
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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 4 times in 4 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:2 - And the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head and arrayed him in a purple robe.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:5 - So Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, “Behold the man!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 17:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:4 - The woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and jewels and pearls, holding in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:16 - “Alas, alas, for the great city
that was clothed in fine linen,
in purple and scarlet,
adorned with gold,
with jewels, and with pearls!
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