Strong's #4209: porphura (pronounced por-foo'-rah)

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

Thayer's Greek Lexicon:

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porphura

1) the purple fish, a species of shell fish or mussel

2) a fabric coloured with purple dye, a garment made from purple cloth

Part of Speech: noun feminine

Relation: of Latin origin

Usage:

This word is used 5 times:

 

Mark 15:17: "And they clothed him with purple, and plaited a crown of thorns,"
Mark 15:20: "him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on"
Luke 16:19: "man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously"
Revelation 17:4: "woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet color, and decked"
Revelation 18:12: "and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet,"