πορφῠροῦς, ᾶ, οῦν, Att. contr. for πορφύρεος.
πορφύρ-εος, η, ον,
Att. πορφυρ-ῠροῦς, ᾶ, οῦν,
Aeol. πορφυρ-ύριος Sapph. 64, Alc. Supp. 11.2 ( πόρφυρον ἄνθος is corrupt in Sapph. 94, and πορφυρ[α ] as neut. pl. ( ) is found in Sapph. Supp. 20a . 9 ); -ύριος also in IG 5(1).1390.179 (Andania, i B.C. ):
I in Hom., 1 of the sea (cf. πορφύρω ), heaving, surging, [ χαράδραι] ἐς . . ἅλα πορφυρέην μεγάλα στενάχουσι ὁέουσαι Il. 16.391; ἀμφὶ δὲ κῦμα στείρῃ πορφύρεον μεγάλ’ ἴαχε νηὸς ἰούσης 1.482, Od. 2.428; π. κῦμα . . ποταμοῖο ἵστατ’ ἀειρόμενον Il. 21.326, cf. Od. 11.243; θάλασσα Alc.l.c.
2. of blood, gushing, αἵματι δὲ χθὼν δεύετο π. Il. 17.361; so, π. θάνατος onrushing death, of death in battle, 5.83, al. (but, π. θάνατος· ὁ μέλας καὶ βαθὺς καὶ ταραχώδης, Hsch. ).
3. of the rainbow, Il. 17.547; to which a supernatural π. νεφέλη is compared, ib. 551; perh. lurid.
II purple, of stuff, cloths, etc., π. φᾶρος Il. 8.221; χλαῖνα Od. 4.115; πέπλοι Il. 24.796; δίπλαξ 3.126, Od. 19.242; ῥήγεα Il. 24.645; τάπητες 9.200, Od. 20.151; σφαῖρα 8.373; χλάμυς Sapph. 64; σπάργανα, πτερά, Pi. P. 4.114, 183; χλανίς, χιτών, Simon. 37.11, B. 17.52, cf. A. Pers. 317, Hdt. 1.50, E. Or. 1457 codd. (lyr.), etc.
2. of human complexion, bright-red, rosy, flushing, π. Ἀφροδίτη Anacr. 2.3; στόμα Simon. 72; παρῇδες Phryn.Trag. 13; χ είλη IG 3.1376.
3. purple-clad, in purple, Luc. Tim. 20 .
4. neut. pl. πορφυρᾶ purple colour or purple spots, Ael. NA 17.33 .
5. πορφυροῦν (sc. ἄνθος ), τό, Woodfordia floribunda (an Indian shrub), Ctes. Fr. 57.21 .
6. Adv. -ῶς, στύφειν mordant for purple, PHolm. 24.37.
G4210 — πορφύρεος
πορφυρεα, πορφυρεον, in Attic and in the N. T. contracted πορφυροῦς, πορφύρα, πορφυροῦν (πορφύρα), from Homer down, purple, dyed in purple, made of a purple fabric: [Joh 19:2], [Joh 19:5]; πορφυροῦν namely, ἔνδυμα ((Buttmann, 82 (72)); cf. Winer's Grammar, p. 591 (550)), [Rev 17:4] (G L T Tr WH); [Rev 18:16].