Iris ἶρις
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| ἶρις | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | iris |
| Strong's number | G2463 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | rainbow |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
Iris (Greek ἶρις, Strong's G2463) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “rainbow”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
ἶρις, -ιδος, ἡ
[in LXX: Exo.30:24 (קִדָּה)*, (קֶשֶׁת, Gen.9:13, Eze.1:28, is rendered by τόξον) ;]
1. Iris, the messenger of the gods.
2. a rainbow or halo: Rev.4:3 10:1.
3. The plant Iris (cf. Ex., l.with).†
(AS)
[in LXX: Exo.30:24 (קִדָּה)*, (קֶשֶׁת, Gen.9:13, Eze.1:28, is rendered by τόξον) ;]
1. Iris, the messenger of the gods.
2. a rainbow or halo: Rev.4:3 10:1.
3. The plant Iris (cf. Ex., l.with).†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | rainbow (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | rainbow (2) |
Verses
Every verse with Iris, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Revelation
- Revelation 4:3And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.The One seated there looked like jasper and carnelian, and a rainbow that gleamed like an emerald encircled the throne.
- Revelation 10:1And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head. His face was like the sun, and his legs were like pillars of fire.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).