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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 4210. πορφυροῦς (porphurous) -- Purple</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/4210.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/hebrews/12-12.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/4210.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 4210</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/4209.htm" title="4209">◄</a> 4210. porphurous <a href="../greek/4211.htm" title="4211">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">porphurous: Purple</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">πορφυροῦς</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>porphurous<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>por-foo-roos'<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(por-foo-rooce')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Purple<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>purple.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek word πορφύρα (porphyra), meaning "purple."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent often associated with purple is אַרְגָּמָן (argaman), Strong's Hebrew 713, which also denotes a purple or crimson color, used in the context of royal or priestly garments.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "porphurous" is used to describe something that is purple in color. In the context of the Bible, it often refers to garments or materials dyed with a rich, deep purple hue. This color was historically associated with royalty, wealth, and high status due to the costly and labor-intensive process of producing purple dye.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient times, purple dye was extracted from the murex shellfish, a process that was both expensive and time-consuming. As a result, purple garments became a symbol of nobility and power. The city of Tyre, in particular, was famous for its production of purple dye, often referred to as "Tyrian purple." This cultural significance is reflected in the biblical use of the term, where purple is often associated with kingship and luxury.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 4210</b> <i>porphyroús</i> – a purple (reddish-purple) cloth or dye. See <a href="/greek/4209.htm">4209</a> (<i>porphýra</i>).</p><p class="discovery">(Jn 19:5) It was customary in ancient times for a <i>king</i> to dress in <i>purple</i>. Hence, giving Jesus a <i>purple</i> cloak, <i>mocked</i> Him as someone merely <i>posing</i> to be a<i> king</i>. </p><p class="discovery">[This garment was perhaps a discarded officers' cloak that had been dyed purple.]</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/4209.htm">porphura</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>purple<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>purple (4).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 4210: πορφύρεος</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">πορφύρεος</span></span>, <span class="greek2">πορφυρεα</span>, <span class="greek2">πορφυρεον</span>, in Attic and in the N. T. contracted <span class="greek2">πορφυροῦς</span>, <span class="greek2">πορφύρα</span>, <span class="greek2">πορφυροῦν</span> (<span class="greek2">πορφύρα</span>), from <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down, <span class="accented">purple, dyed in purple, made of a purple fabric</span>: <a href="/interlinear/john/19-2.htm">John 19:2, 5</a>; <span class="greek2">πορφυροῦν</span> namely, <span class="greek2">ἔνδυμα</span> ((<span class="abbreviation">Buttmann</span>, 82 (72)); cf. <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>'s Grammar, p. 591 (550)), <a href="/interlinear/revelation/17-4.htm">Revelation 17:4</a> (<span class="manuref">G</span> <span class="manuref">L</span> <span class="manuref">T</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span>); <a href="/interlinear/revelation/18-16.htm">Revelation 18:16</a>.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>purple. <p>From <a href="/greek/4209.htm">porphura</a>; purpureal, i.e. Bluish red -- purple. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/4209.htm">porphura</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>πορφύραν πορφυροίς πορφυρουν πορφυρούν πορφυροῦν porphuroun porphyroun porphyroûn<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/john/19-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 19:2</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular">Adj-ANS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/19.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ ἱμάτιον <b>πορφυροῦν</b> περιέβαλον αὐτόν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/19.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and put <span class="itali">a purple</span> robe<br><a href="/kjvs/john/19.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> they put on him <span class="itali">a purple</span> robe,<br><a href="/interlinear/john/19-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and a robe <span class="itali">purple</span> cast around him<p><b><a href="/text/john/19-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 19:5</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular">Adj-ANS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/19.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ τὸ <b>πορφυροῦν</b> ἱμάτιον καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/19.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of thorns <span class="itali">and the purple</span> robe.<br><a href="/kjvs/john/19.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of thorns, and <span class="itali">the purple</span> robe. And<br><a href="/interlinear/john/19-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and the <span class="itali">purple</span> robe and<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/17-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 17:4</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular">Adj-ANS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/17.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἦν περιβεβλημένη <b>πορφυροῦν</b> καὶ κόκκινον</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/17.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> was clothed <span class="itali">in purple</span> and scarlet,<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/17-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> was clothed in <span class="itali">purple</span> and scarlet<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/18-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 18:16</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular">Adj-ANS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/18.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">βύσσινον καὶ <b>πορφυροῦν</b> καὶ κόκκινον</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/18.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> in fine linen <span class="itali">and purple</span> and scarlet,<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/18.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> fine linen, and <span class="itali">purple,</span> and scarlet,<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/18-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> fine linen and <span class="itali">purple</span> and scarlet<p><b><a href="/greek/4210.htm">Strong's Greek 4210</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_4210.htm">4 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/porphuroun_4210.htm">πορφυροῦν — 4 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/4209.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="4209"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="4209" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/4211.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="4211"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="4211" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>