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πορφύρα

Transliteration: porphura · noun

4x in NTFirst: Mark 15:17
Meaninga purple garment
Part of speechnoun
Frequency4x in the New Testament
Key inflected formsπορφύραν, πορφύρας
Example versesMark 15:17 · Mark 15:20 · Luke 16:19 · Rev 18:12
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What kind of word is πορφύρα?

πορφύρα (porphura) is a noun that occurs 4 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “a purple garment” and first appears in Mark 15:17.

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