Strong's G4209
πορφύρα(porphýra)
- Language:
- Greek (New Testament)
Definition
the "purple" mussel, i.e. (by implication) the red-blue color itself, and finally a garment dyed with it
Derivation
of Latin origin;
KJV Translation
In the King James Version, πορφύρα is translated as: purple.
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, compiled by James Strong in 1890, assigns a unique number to every Greek root word in the New Testament. The Greek dictionary covers all 5,624 root words. This entry is in the public domain.