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 · ἶριςthat looked like a jasper stone and a sardius. There was a rainbow around the throne, like an emerald to look at.Revelation 10:1 · ἶριςI saw a mighty angel coming down out of the sky, clothed with a cloud. A rainbow was on his head. His face was like the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire.