Greek · G2440, G4210 · unreviewed

ἱμάτιον πορφυροῦν

A dress (inner or outer) · purple

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ἱμάτιον G2440 a dress (inner or outer)

Pronunciation himátion

Outer garment worn over the tunic; distinguishable from the inner χιτών in biblical dress terminology.

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πορφυροῦς G4210 purple

Pronunciation porphyroûs

Purple dye symbolizing royalty and wealth; Jesus mocked with purple robe evoking false kingship.

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What does ἱμάτιον πορφυροῦν (himation porphyroun) mean in the Bible?

ἱμάτιον · πορφυροῦς is a Greek word meaning "purple garment, royal-colored robe".

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Meaning

purple garment, royal-colored robe

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Plural · Neuter Matt 17:2 · Mark 9:3 · Jas 5:2 3×

Nominative · Singular · Neuter Heb 1:11 1×

Genitive · Singular · Neuter Matt 9:16 · Matt 9:20 · Matt 9:21 · Matt 14:36 · Mark 5:27 · Mark 6:56 · Luke 5:36 · Luke 8:44 8×

Genitive · Plural · Neuter Mark 5:28 · Mark 5:30 · 1 Pet 3:3 3×

Dative · Plural · Neuter Luke 7:25 · Rev 3:5 · Rev 4:4 3×

Dative · Singular · Neuter Matt 9:16 1×

Accusative · Plural · Neuter Matt 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 19:24 26×

Accusative · Singular · Neuter Matt 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 19:16 15×

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

John 19 — The Crucified King: Behold the Man, Behold Your King, It Is Finished, and the Pierced Son Mark 11 — The King Comes to Jerusalem: Fig Tree, Temple Judgment, Faith, Forgiveness, and Authority Mark 15 — The Crucified King: Condemnation, Mockery, Death, Confession, and Burial Matthew 14 — The Death of John, the Compassion of Jesus, and the Son of God over Bread, Sea, and Fear Matthew 21 — The King Enters Jerusalem, Judges Fruitless Religion, and Exposes Rejected-Son Leadership Matthew 9 — Authority to Forgive, Mercy for Sinners, and Compassion for the Harvest

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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