Strong's Concordance
Original word: πορφύρα
Transliteration: porphura
Definition (short): purple
Definition (full): purple fish, purple dye, purple cloth
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin: probably from a redupl. derivation of phuró (to mix dry with wet)
Definition: purple fish, purple dye, purple cloth
NASB Translation: purple (3), purple robe (1).
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Of Latin origin; the "purple" mussel, i.e. (by implication) the red-blue color itself, and finally a garment dyed with it -- purple.
References
KJV:
And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head,
NASB:
They dressed Him up in purple, and after twisting a crown of thorns, they put it on Him;
KJV:
And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him.
NASB:
After they had mocked Him, they took the purple robe off Him and put His own garments on Him. And they led Him out to crucify Him.
KJV:
There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
NASB:
"Now there was a rich man, and he habitually dressed in purple and fine linen, joyously living in splendor every day.
KJV:
The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,
NASB:
cargoes of gold and silver and precious stones and pearls and fine linen and purple and silk and scarlet, and every kind of citron wood and every article of ivory and every article made from very costly wood and bronze and iron and marble,