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πορφυροῦς

MainId: 004113000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: π

StrongCodes: G4210

AlternateLemmas: πορφυροῦν (οῦ n)

BaseForms:

BaseFormID: 004113001000000
PartsOfSpeech: adjc.
Inflections:
1. Lemma: πορφυροῦς
  BaseFormIndex: 1
  Realizations: -ᾶ, -οῦν
RelatedLemmas: {'Word': 'πορφύρα', 'Meanings': []}
LEXMeanings:
1. LEXID: 004113001001000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M
  LEXEntryCode: 79.38
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Features of Objects
  LEXSubDomains: Color
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2022-01-06 16:17:45
    DefinitionShort: the color purple; has the symbolic value of royal status)
    Glosses: purple
    Comments: In {S:04301900200028} the use of πορφυροῦς may refer more to the symbolic value of the color than to the color itself. Therefore, it may be important to include some marginal note indicating the significance of the color.
  LEXReferences: YHN 19:2, YHN 19:5
2. LEXID: 004113001002000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M
  LEXEntryCode: 6.169
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Artifacts
  LEXSubDomains: Cloth, Leather, and Objects Made of Such Materials
  LEXForms: πορφυροῦν (οῦ n)
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2022-01-06 16:17:45
    DefinitionShort: a reddish-purple cloth dyed with a substance obtained from the murex shellfish; expensive to produce; associated with wealth and royalty
    Glosses: scarlet cloth
    Comments: In a number of languages there is no special color term for reddish-purple, since the color in question is sometimes classified as a kind of blue and in other instances it is related to black. However, in all languages it is possible to be somewhat more precise about color terms by likening the color to that of a local flower or bird.
  LEXReferences: REV 17:4, REV 18:16