King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G2463
Transliteration: iris
Phonetic Spelling: (ee'-ris)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: a rainbow
Meaning: a rainbow
ἶρις, ἰριδος, ἡ (Iris), a rainbow: Revelation 4:3; Revelation 10:1. (Homer, Aristotle, Theophrastus, others).
Word Summary
iris: a rainbow
Original Word: ἶριςTransliteration: iris
Phonetic Spelling: (ee'-ris)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: a rainbow
Meaning: a rainbow
Strong's Concordance
rainbow. Perhaps from ereo (as a symbol of the female messenger of the pagan deities); a rainbow ("iris") -- rainbow.
see GREEK ereo
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2463: ἶριςἶρις, ἰριδος, ἡ (Iris), a rainbow: Revelation 4:3; Revelation 10:1. (Homer, Aristotle, Theophrastus, others).