What does ἱμάτιον · πορφυροῦς mean in the Bible?
ἱμάτιον · πορφυροῦς is a Greek phrase meaning "purple garment, royal-colored robe".
Greek · G2440, G4210
ἱμάτιον πορφυροῦν
A dress (inner or outer) · purple
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ἱμάτιονG2440a dress (inner or outer)
Pronunciationhimátion
Outer garment worn over the tunic; distinguishable from the inner χιτών in biblical dress terminology.
Open lexicon entry →πορφυροῦςG4210purple
Pronunciationporphyroûs
Purple dye symbolizing royalty and wealth; Jesus mocked with purple robe evoking false kingship.
Open lexicon entry →What does ἱμάτιον πορφυροῦν (himation porphyroun) mean in the Bible?
ἱμάτιον · πορφυροῦς is a Greek phrase meaning "purple garment, royal-colored robe".
Full entry for ἱμάτιον πορφυροῦν (G2440, G4210) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2440, G4210?
G2440, G4210 is connected to 60 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. purple garment, royal-colored robe
Source Gloss
purple garment, royal-colored robe
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 8 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns8Aligned forms60Case patternAccusative (41)Number patternPlural (35)
Nominative · Plural · NeuterMatt 17:2 · Mark 9:3 · Jas 5:23×
Nominative · Singular · NeuterHeb 1:111×
Genitive · Singular · NeuterMatt 9:16 · Matt 9:20 · Matt 9:21 · Matt 14:36 · Mark 5:27 · Mark 6:56 · Luke 5:36 · Luke 8:448×
Genitive · Plural · NeuterMark 5:28 · Mark 5:30 · 1 Pet 3:33×
Dative · Plural · NeuterLuke 7:25 · Rev 3:5 · Rev 4:43×
Dative · Singular · NeuterMatt 9:161×
Accusative · Plural · NeuterMatt 21:7 · Matt 21:8 · Matt 26:65 · Matt 27:31 · Matt 27:35 · Mark 11:7 · Mark 11:8 · Mark 15:20 · Mark 15:24 · Luke 19:35 · Luke 19:36 · Luke 23:34 · John 13:4 · John 13:12 · John 19:23 · John 19:2426×
Accusative · Singular · NeuterMatt 5:40 · Matt 24:18 · Mark 2:21 · Mark 10:50 · Mark 13:16 · Luke 5:36 · Luke 6:29 · Luke 8:27 · Luke 22:36 · John 19:2 · John 19:5 · Acts 12:8 · Heb 1:12 · Rev 19:13 · Rev 19:1615×