Porphyry

[ pawr-fuh-ree ]

/ ˈpɔr fə ri /

Malchus,a.d. c233–c304, Greek philosopher.

OTHER WORDS FROM Porphyry

Por·phyr·e·an

[pawr-feer-ee-uh n] /pɔrˈfɪər i ən/, adjective Por·phyr·i·an, adjective, noun Por·phyr·i·an·ist, noun

Malchus caught up his shield and sword, threw his helmet on his head, and rushed out of the tent with his father.

The Young Carthaginian |G.A. Henty
When he heard the plans of Malchus he announced, as a matter of course, that he should accompany him.

The Young Carthaginian |G.A. Henty
Malchus, are you thinking of keeping up the traditions of our family?

The Young Carthaginian |G.A. Henty
Then Malchus and his companion rose to their feet, and made their way along the path.

The Young Carthaginian |G.A. Henty

The fisherman at once went round with Malchus to the abodes of several men regarded as authorities by the sailors and stevedores.

The Young Carthaginian |G.A. Henty

porphyry

/ (ˈpɔːfɪrɪ) /

any igneous rock with large crystals embedded in a finer groundmass of minerals

obsolete a reddish-purple rock consisting of large crystals of feldspar in a finer groundmass of feldspar, hornblende, etc

C14 porfurie, from Late Latin porphyrītēs, from Greek porphuritēs ( lithos) purple (stone), from porphuros purple

Porphyry

/ (ˈpɔːfɪrɪ) /

original name Malchus. 232–305 ad, Greek Neo-Platonist philosopher, born in Syria; disciple and biographer of Plotinus

porphyry

[ pôr′fə-rē ]

An igneous rock containing the large crystals known as phenocrysts embedded in a fine-grained matrix.

porphyritic adjective (pôr′fə-rĭt′ĭk)