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SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

πορφύρα

Lemmaπορφύρα
Citation formπορφύρα, ας, ἡ
Part of speechnoun
Glossa purple garment
Strong’sG4209
Transliterationporphýra
Definitionthe "purple" mussel, i.e. (by implication) the red-blue color itself, and finally a garment dyed with it
KJV glosses:--purple.
Derivationof Latin origin
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