G4209
πορφύρα
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)
The KJV translates G4209 in the following manner:
purple (10x)
Full Thayer's lexicon entry
πορφύρα — porphýra
πορφύρα, πορφύρας, ἡ, the Sept. for אַרְגָמָן;
1. the purple-fish, a species of shell-fish or mussel: (Aeschylus, Sophocles), Isocrates, Aristotle, others; add 1Ma 4:23, on which see Grimm; (cf. B. D., under the word 1).
2. a fabric colored with the purple dye, a garment made from purple cloth (so from Aeschylus down): Mar 15:17; Mar 15:20; Luk 16:19; Rev 17:4 Rec.;.
4 occurrences
Mark (2), Luke (1), Revelation of John (1)