GreekG2463Noun (Feminine)
ἶρις
iris
“rainbow”
2Occurrences
G2463Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
a rainbow ("iris")
perhaps from G2046 (ἐρέω) (as a symbol of the female messenger of the pagan deities);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.Iris, the messenger of the gods.
2.a rainbow or halo
3.The plant Iris .
LXX: (קִדָּה)*, (קֶשֶׁת, is rendered by τόξον)
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Noun (Feminine)
Morphology Code
G:N-F
Full Description
Greek Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
ἶρις appears 2 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Revelation
2
Key Passages
Revelation 10:1BSB
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.
Revelation 4:3BSB
The One seated there looked like jasper and carnelian, and a rainbow that gleamed like an emerald encircled the throne.
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