G2463
G2463 — ἶρις
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
iris (ee'-ris) n.
1. a rainbow ("iris")
[perhaps from G2046 (as a symbol of the female messenger of the pagan deities)]
KJV: rainbow
Root(s): G2046
TWOT
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KJV Renderings
rainbow
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἶρις (rainbow)
Revelation 4:3
- KJV: And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone and a rainbow round about the throne in sight like unto an emerald
- GK: όμοιος οράσει λίθω ιάσπιδι και σαρδινω και ίρις κυκλόθεν του θρόνου ομοια οράσει σμαραγδίνω
Revelation 10:1
- KJV: And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven clothed with a cloud and a rainbow upon his head and his face as it were the sun and his feet as pillars of fire
- GK: και είδον άγγελον ισχυρόν καταβαίνοντα εκ του ουρανού περιβεβλημένον νεφέλην και η ίρις επί της κεφαλής αυτου και το πρόσωπον αυτού ως ο ήλιος και οι πόδες αυτού ως στύλοι πυρός