Definition
ἶρις, -ιδος, ἡ
[in LXX: Exodus 30:24 (קִדָּה)*, (קֶשֶׁת, Genesis 9:13, Ezekiel 1:28, is rendered by τόξον) ;]
1. Iris, the messenger of the gods.
2. a rainbow or halo: Revelation 4:3; 10:1.
3. The plant Iris (cf. Ex., l.with).
Usage patterns
Occurrences
2 total
- Revelation 4:3ἶρις · a rainbowThe One seated there looked like jasper and carnelian, and a rainbow that gleamed like an emerald encircled the throne.
- Revelation 10:1ἶρις · rainbowThen 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.