Purple (πορφυραν). Matthew 27:28 has "scarlet robe" which see for discussion as well as for the crown of thorns.

With purple. Matthew says scarlet. See Barnes, Matthew 27:28.

About his head. In the form of a garland…

They clothed him with purple.—The colour is called “purple” by St. Mark and St. John, “crimson” by St. Matthew. The two words probably ind…

And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified. And …

Theophylact of Ohrid: The vainglory of soldiers, always rejoicing in disorder and insults, here displayed their true charac…

The soldiers thought it was a great joke that this gentle Jew claimed to be a king. So they took a purple robe, a symbol of royalty, and threw it a…

And they clothed him with purple
Matthew calls it a "scarlet" robe; and the Persic version here renders it a "red ga…

Christ met death in its greatest terror. It was the death reserved for the most vile criminals. Therefore, the cro and the shame are linked. God ha…