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The Greek word for purple is
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purple



Translations for purple and their definitions

πορφυρό
     1. n-n. Tyrian purple, royal purple (the colour of this dye)
     2. adj. accusative masculine singular form of πορφυρός
     3. adj. nominative, accusative and vocative neuter singular form of πορφυρός


πορφυρός
     1. adj. Tyrian purple, royal purple (having this colour; dyed with this dye)


βιολετής
     1. adj. violet, purple
     2. adj. (as a noun) violet, purple


μοβ
     1. adj. mauve, violet, purple
     2. n-n. mauve, violet, purple


πορφύρα
     1. n-f. murex (the mollusc)
     2. n-f. Tyrian purple, royal purple (the dye, and its colour, obtained from the mollusc)


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