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.

πορφυροῦς porphyrous 4x contracted form is πορφύρεος , purple, Joh_19:2 ; Joh_19:5 ; purple clothing, Rev_17:4 ; Rev_18:16

πορφύρεος , -α , -ον , contr ., -οῦς , -ᾶ , -οῦν ( < ποπφύρα ), [in LXX for H713 ;] purple : Joh_19:2 ; Joh_19:5 ; as subst ., πορφυροῦν ( sc . ἱμάτιον ), Rev_17:4 ; Rev_18:6 .†

πορφύρεος (~ πορφυροῦς ) [page 529] dyed purple : P Ryl II. 151 .14 (A.D. 40) χιτῶνα πορφυροῦν , P Oxy III. 531 .14 (ii/A.D.) τὰ ἱμάτια τὰ λευκὰ τὰ δυ [ν ]άμενα μετὰ τῶν πορφυρῶν φορεῖσθαι φαινολίων , the white robes which are to be worn with the purple cloaks (Edd.) For the form πόρφυρος , hitherto regarded as poetic (LS 8 ), cf. P Ryl II. 242 .9 (iii/A.D.) εἰς τὸ φόρφυρεν ( l. πόρφυρον ) [.] . . . ῒ̣μ̣άτιν μου αὐτὸ πωλῶ , I am selling it for my purple cloak (Edd.); for πορφύριον used as a subst. cf. P Oxy III. 520 .18 (A.D. 143) πορφυρίο (υ ) στατή (ρων ) δ̄ , four staters of purple, P Lond 899 .3 (ii/iii A.D.) (= III. p. 208) τὸ πορφύριόν σοι ἔπεμψα : and for πορφύριν as a vulgar form (see Mayser Gr. p. 260) of πορφύριον cf. P Iand 9 .40 (ii/A.D.) σου̣ͅ το̣, πορφύρ [ι̣ν̣ ἐ̣π̣ι̣, σ̣ε̣ ἀ̣ ]νε̣[πεμψα . For the adj. πορφυρικός see P Tebt I. 8 .31 ( c. B.C. 201).

πορφύρεος, -α, -ον contr., -οῦς, -ᾶ, -οῦν (ποπφύρα), [in LXX for אַרְגָּמָן ;] purple: Jhn.19:2, 5; as subst., πορφυροῦν (sc. ἱμάτιον), Rev.17:4 18:6.† (AS)