Strong’s
G2463Noun, feminine2 times in the New Testament (critical text)Where it occurs
Translated as
In the text
- Revelation 4:3ἶρις
The One seated there looked like jasper and carnelian, and a rainbow that gleamed like an emerald encircled the throne.
Abbott-Smith
ἶρις, -ιδος, ἡ
[in LXX: Exo.30:24 (קִדָּה)*, (קֶשֶׁת, Gen.9:13, Eze.1:28, is rendered by τόξον) ;]
[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).†
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Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.