noun · feminine

porfuras

Greekπορφύρα (porfura)

Strong’sG4209

a purple garment

stem porfur-4 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur

Translated as

purple4×

What it means

πορφύρα, -ας, ἡ,

[in LXX for אַרְגָּמָן, אַרְגְּוָן;]

1. the purple-fish (cf. I Mac 4:23).

2. purple dye.

3. Later, = πορφυρίς, a purple garment: Mk 15:17, 20, Lk 16:19, Re 18:12.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G4209 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidpor-foo'-rah

the "purple" mussel, i.e. (by implication) the red-blue color itself, and finally a garment dyed with it

Fromof Latin origin;

King Jamespurple.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	one singular	more than one plural
subject nominative	porfuras	porfurais
object accusative	porfuran3×πορφύραν	porfurain
direct address vocative	porfurar	porfurair
of, belonging to genitive	porfurau1×πορφύρας	porfuraiu
to, for dative	porfura	porfurai

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

porfurstem+agender+snru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

porfura is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

4 occurrences, every one of them listed

porfuran“purple”objectaccusative singular3×

Mark 15:17“purple”kai endiduskalō auton porfuran kai peritithalō auto plekaratois akanthinon stefanon;They dressed Him in a purple robe, twisted together a crown of thorns, and set it on His head.

Mark 15:20“purple”kai hote empaizala auto, ekduala auton tan porfuran kai enduala auton teim himatieim teim idieim. kai exagalō auton hina stauraleia auton.After they had mocked Him, they removed the purple robe and put His own clothes back on Him. Then they led Him out to crucify Him.

Luke 16:19“purple”Anthrōpos de tinos ate plousios, kai endiduskete porfuran kai bussan eufrainirōtos kata hēmeran lamprōs.Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor.

porfurau“purple”of, belonging togenitive singular1×

Revelation 18:12“purple”gomon chrusou kai argurou kai lithou timiou kai margaritoiu kai bussineu kai porfurau kai sirikeu kai kokkineu, kai pantem xulem thuinem kai pantem skeuem elefantinem kai pantem skeuem ek xuleu timiotateu kai chalkou kai sidērou kai marmarou,cargo of gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls; of fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; of all kinds of citron wood and every article of ivory, precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble;