purple
From LSJ
μή, φίλα ψυχά, βίον ἀθάνατον σπεῦδε, τὰν δ' ἔμπρακτον ἄντλει μαχανάν → Oh! my soul do not aspire to eternal life, but exhaust the limits of the possible. | Do not yearn, O my soul, for immortal life! Use to the utmost the skill that is yours. | Do not, my soul, strive for the life of the immortals, but exhaust the practical means at your disposal.
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
adjective
P. and V. ἁλουργής, P. ἁλουργός (Plato), φοινικοῦς (Xen.), V. πορφυροῦς, φοινικόβαπτος.
substantive
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.
