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by Bryan41
August 5th, 2022, 9:12 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: Colors in Ancient Greek
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Re: Colors in Ancient Greek

According to Rabbi Isaac Herzog, garments colored red can sometimes be referred to as purple (πορφυρα). He says “whenever argaman occurs in the Torah it is rendered by Porphyra or one of its derivatives in the Septuagint.” He interprets purple (πορφυρα) to refer to “stuff dyed with sea-snail pigment...

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