adjective
porfurouem
Greekπορφυροῦς (porfurous)
Strong’sG4210
purple
stem porfurou-4 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
πορφύρεος, -α, -ον, contr., -οῦς, -ᾶ, -οῦν
(< πορφύρα), [in LXX for אַרְגָּמָן;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4210 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpor-foo-rooce'
purpureal, i.e. bluish red
Fromfrom G4209;
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 | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | porfurouos | porfurouas | porfurouem4×πορφυροῦν | porfurouois | porfurouais | porfuroueim |
| object accusative | porfurouon | porfurouan | porfurouoin | porfurouain | ||
| direct address vocative | porfurouor | porfurouar | porfurouoir | porfurouair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | porfurouou | porfurouau | porfuroueu | porfurouoiu | porfurouaiu | porfuroueiu |
| to, for dative | porfurouo | porfuroua | porfuroue | porfurouoi | porfurouai | porfurouei |
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
porfurou 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
porfurouem“purple”subject or objectdirect singular4×
John 19:2“purple”kai tois stratiōtois plekaratois stefanon ek akanthaiu epitithala autou ta kefala, kai himatiem porfurouem periballala auton,The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns, set it on His head, and dressed Him in a purple robe.
John 19:5“purple”exerchata oun tos Iēsus exō, forarōtos ton akanthinon stefanon kai tem porfurouem himatiem. kai legatō autoi; Idou tos anthrōpos.When Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe, Pilate said to them, “Here is the man!”
Revelation 17:4“purple”kai tas gunaikas ate periballerētas porfurouem kai kokkinem, kai chrusirētas chrusie kai litho timio kai margaritoi, echarōtas potēriem chrusouem en ta cheira autau gemarōtem bdelugmeiu kai teim akatharteim tau porneiau autau,The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls. She held in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality.
Revelation 18:16“purple”legarōtois; Ouai ouai, tar politar tar megar, tar periballerētar bussinem kai porfurouem kai kokkinem kai chrusirētar chrusie kai litho timio kai margarito,saying: “Woe, woe to the great city, clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls!