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πορφύρα — STEP Greek Lexicon | Berean Institutes

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STEP Greek Lexicon: πορφύρα

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πορφύρα

porphura

Gloss

purple cloth

πορφύρα, -ας, ἡ

[in LXX for אַרְגָּמָן, אַרְגְּוָן ;]

__1. the purple fish (cf. 1Ma.4:23).

__2. purple dye.

__3. Later, = πορφυρίς, a purple garment: Mrk.15:17, 20, Luk.16:19, Rev.18:12.†

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Strong’s G4209
STEP Liddell–Scott–Jones: πορφύρα

STEP Greek Lexicon — CC-BY-4.0

STEPBible TBESG (Translators Brief lexicon of Extended Strongs for Greek), CC BY 4.0, Tyndale House. Greek lexical entries based on Abbott-Smith's Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.

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