Limitless Word
πορφύραporphýra
GreekG42095 occurrences (KJV)

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

KJV renders it: purple

Where it appears

  • Mark 15:17They clothed him with purple, and weaving a crown of thorns, they put it on him.
  • Mark 15:20When they had mocked him, they took the purple off of him, and put his own garments on him. They led him out to crucify him.
  • Luke 16:19“Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, living in luxury every day.
  • Rev 17:4The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of the sexual immorality of the earth.
  • Rev 18:12merchandise of gold, silver, precious stones, pearls, fine linen, purple, silk, scarlet, all expensive wood, every vessel of ivory, every vessel made of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble;

Lexical data: Strong’s Hebrew & Greek Dictionaries (1890, public domain; openscriptures, CC-BY-SA). Word tagging from the Strong’s-numbered KJV.