Word Study · Strong's G2463 · Greek
ἶρις
iris
ee'-ris
Strong's 1890 spelling: îris
“a rainbow ("iris")”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a rainbow ("iris")
Rendered in the KJV as
rainbow.
- 2occurrencesin the New Testament
- 1 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 1inflected formdistinct spellings
Across 2 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 1
- ἶρις2
How it is rendered · 2
- a rainbow1
- rainbow1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 1
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular2
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- N-NSF · 2
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The ledger of occurrences
Revelation2 occurrences
- Revelation 4:3ἶριςirisnoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularThe One seated there looked like jasper and carnelian, and a rainbow that gleamed like an emerald encircled the throne.here: a rainbow
- Revelation 10:1ἶριςirisnoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularThen I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head. His face was like the sun, and his legs were like pillars of fire.here: rainbow