Strong's G2463 · Greek

ἶρις

iris · ee'-ris

perhaps from 2046 (as a symbol of the female messenger of the pagan deities); a rainbow ("iris")

Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

ἶρις (G2463)

2 ἶρις , -ιδος, ἡ , [in LXX: Ex 30:24 ( קִדָּה )*, ( קֶשֶׁת , Ge 9:13 , Ez 1:28 , is rendered by τόξον );] Iris , the messenger of the gods. a rainbow or halo : Re 4:3 10:1 . The plant Iris (cf. Ex 30:24 ).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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