purple
From LSJ
ἀσκέειν, περὶ τὰ νουσήματα, δύο, ὠφελέειν, ἢ μὴ βλάπτειν → strive, with regard to diseases, for two things — to do good, or to do no harm | as to diseases, make a habit of two things — to help, or at least, to do no harm
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
adj.
P. and V. ἁλουργής, P. ἁλουργός (Plat.), φοινικοῦς (Xen.), V. πορφυροῦς, φοινικόβαπτος. subs. Purple dye: P. and V. πορφύρα, ἡ, P. ὄστρειον, τό. Purple cloak: Ar. φοινικίς, ἡ (also Xen.). Purple cloth: V. πορφύρα, ἡ. Strewn with purple cloth, adj.: V. πορφυρόστρωτος. Purple robe: Ar. ἀλουργίς, ἡ.
