UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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πορφυροῦς

MainId: 004113000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: π

StrongCodes: G4210

AlternateLemmas: πορφυροῦν (οῦ n)

BaseForms:

1. 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