4450. purrhos
Berean Strong's Lexicon
purrhos: Red, fiery red

Original Word: πυρρός
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: purrhos
Pronunciation: poor-HROS
Phonetic Spelling: (poor-hros')
Definition: Red, fiery red
Meaning: red, fire-colored.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek word πῦρ (pur), meaning "fire."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "purrhos," the concept of fiery red can be related to Hebrew words like אָדוֹם (adom, Strong's H122), meaning "red," often used to describe Esau or the red pottage.

Usage: The Greek adjective "purrhos" is used to describe a color that is fiery red, akin to the color of fire. It is often used in biblical texts to convey vivid imagery, particularly in apocalyptic literature, where it symbolizes intensity, judgment, or war.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Greek culture, colors were often associated with specific qualities or emotions. The color red, in particular, was linked to fire, blood, and warfare. In the context of the New Testament, "purrhos" is used to evoke a sense of urgency and divine intervention, often associated with the end times and the fulfillment of prophetic visions.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4450: πυρρός

πυρρός, πυρρά, πυρρόν (from πῦρ), from Aeschylus and Herodotus down, having the color of fire, red: Revelation 6:4; Revelation 12:3. The Sept. several times for אָדֹם.

STRONGS NT 4450: ΠύρροςΠύρρος ('fiery-red'; Fick, Griech. Personennamen, p. 75), Πύρρου, , Pyrrhus, the proper name of a man: Acts 20:4 G L T Tr WH.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
fiery red

From pur; fire-like, i.e. (specially), flame- colored -- red.

see GREEK pur

Forms and Transliterations
πυρρά πυρράν πυρροί πυρρόν πυρρος πυρρός Πυρρου πυρρού Πύρρου πυρσεύσαισαν πυρσεύσει πυρσόν πυρσός πυρφόρου purros Purrou pyrros pyrrós Pyrrou Pýrrou
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Acts 20:4 N-GMS
GRK: αὐτῷ Σώπατρος Πύρρου Βεροιαῖος Θεσσαλονικέων
NAS: of Berea, [the son] of Pyrrhus, and by Aristarchus
INT: him Sopater Pyrrhus a Berean of thessalonians

Revelation 6:4 Adj-NMS
GRK: ἄλλος ἵππος πυρρός καὶ τῷ
NAS: And another, a red horse, went
KJV: horse [that was] red: and
INT: another horse red and to him

Revelation 12:3 Adj-NMS
GRK: δράκων μέγας πυρρός ἔχων κεφαλὰς
NAS: and behold, a great red dragon having
KJV: behold a great red dragon, having
INT: a dragon great red having heads

Strong's Greek 4450
3 Occurrences


πυρρός — 2 Occ.
Πύρρου — 1 Occ.

















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