πορφύρα
porphura
- purple cloth
- the purple-fish
- purple dye
- a purple garment
STEPBible TBESG
Glosses: purple cloth
πορφύρα, -ας, ἡ
[in LXX for אַרְגָּמָן, אַרְגְּוָן ;]
__1. the purple fish (cf. 1Ma.4:23).
__2. purple dye.
__3. Later, = πορφυρίς, a purple garment: Mrk.15:17, 20, Luk.16:19, Rev.18:12.†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith
Glosses: the purple-fish; purple dye; a purple garment
the purple-fish; purple dye; a purple garment