πορφύρα, -ας, ἡ,
[in LXX for אַרְגָּמָן, אַרְגְּוָן;]
1. the purple-fish (cf. I Mac 4:23).
2. purple dye.
3. Later, = πορφυρίς, a purple garment: Mk 15:17, 20, Lk 16:19, Re 18:12.†
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G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament
A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, G. Abbott-Smith, 1922.