![]() Her work with purple fabric brought her prosperity and wealth. 15 And when she and her household were baptized, she begged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay.” So she persuaded us. Now a certain woman named Lydia heard us. She was a seller of purple from the city of Thyatira, who worshiped God. The Lord opened her heart to heed the things spoken by Paul. Here are two simple example in scripture: Wearing purple in the Bible or in ancient times always expressed power, position, and wealth. I will note the purple seems to have a clearer meaning then the other two as purple was used mainly in fabric. Purple, like red, and blue are rich in symbolism. The Symbolic and Spiritual Meaning of Purple The Woman of Noble Character – Proverbs 31:22.A Rich man in the Book of Luke – Luke 16.19.Holy garments for Aaron and High Priest – Exodus 39.Here are some key people who wore purple in the Bible. You can click the books below and read the Bible verses on purple. ![]() How Many Times Is the Color Purple Mentioned in the Bible?Īccording to the KJV Bible we see that purple is mentioned 48 times 39 times in the Old Testament and 9 times in the New Testament. Perhaps the robe was a reddish purple making it hard to describe the exact color. But in Matthew 27:28 the robe is described as scarlet. In the Gospels of John, and Mark we the color purple noted as the robe they placed on Jesus when being mocked as the King of the Jews. Πορφυρόπωλις porphyrópōlis, por-foo-rop’-o-lis feminine of a compound of G4209 and G4453 a female trader in purple cloth:-seller of purple. (by implication) the red-blue color itself, and finally a garment dyed with it:-purple. Πορφύ ραporphýra, por-foo’-rah of Latin origin the “purple” mussel, i.e. As you can see ραporphýra mentions it’s a red-blue color, while porphyroûs is more of a bluish red. This could be a way to distinguish certain shades of purple. In the Greek we see three different variations of the word purple used. אַרְגָּמָןʼ argâmân, ar-gaw-mawn’ of foreign origin purple (the color or the dyed stuff):-purple. In 2 Chronicles 2:7 we see a variation of the same word. In the Hebrew we see argâmân used for the word, purple for all references except for one.
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