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)
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G2463 — ἶρις
iris · rainbow · Greek
2 tagged verse occurrences
Revelation 4:3 · ἶριςThe One seated there looked like jasper and carnelian, and a rainbow that gleamed like an emerald encircled the throne.Revelation 10:1 · ἶριςThen 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.