ΡΟΥΝ, ρουν
RHOUN, rhoun
Sounds Like: por-fy-ROON
Translations: purple, a purple
From the root: ΠΟΡΦΥΡΟΥΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes something that is purple in color. It is often used to refer to purple dye, purple cloth, or garments made of purple material, which was a symbol of royalty or wealth in ancient times. It functions as an adjective, modifying a noun.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G4209 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Sirach — 4:26
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 5 — 1:18
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Sirach — 4:26
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΟΡΦΥΡΟΥΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΠΟΡΦΥΡΟΥΝ — purple, a purple (thing)
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