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Lexicon :: Strong's G2463 - iris

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ἶρις
Transliteration
iris (Key)
Pronunciation
ee'-ris
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Perhaps from ἐρέω (G2046) (as a symbol of the female messenger of the pagan deities)
mGNT
2x in 1 unique form(s) TR
2x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
1x in 1 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:339,369

Strong’s Definitions

ἶρις îris, ee'-ris; perhaps from G2046 (as a symbol of the female messenger of the pagan deities); a rainbow ("iris"):—rainbow.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G2463 in the following manner: rainbow (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G2463 in the following manner: rainbow (2x).

  1. a rainbow

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἶρις îris, ee'-ris; perhaps from G2046 (as a symbol of the female messenger of the pagan deities); a rainbow ("iris"):—rainbow.
STRONGS G2463:
ἶρις, -ιδος, ἡ, (Iris), a rainbow: Revelation 4:3; Revelation 10:1. (Homer, Aristotle, Theophrastus, others).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Revelation
4:3; 10:1

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Strong's Number G2463 matches the Greek ἶρις (iris),
which occurs 2 times in 2 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 4:3 - تَنْبَعِثُ مِنْهُ أَنْوَارٌ كَأَنَّهَا صَادِرَةٌ مِنْ لَمَعَانِ الْيَشْبِ وَالْعَقِيقِ الأَحْمَرِ. وَحَوْلَ الْعَرْشِ قَوْسُ قُزَحٍ يَلْمَعُ كَأَنَّهُ الزُّمُرُّدُ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 10:1 - ثُمَّ رَأَيْتُ مَلاكاً آخَرَ قَوِيًّا نَازِلاً مِنَ السَّمَاءِ، لابِساً سَحَابَةً، وَعَلَى رَأْسِهِ قَوْسُ قُزَحٍ؛ وَجْهُهُ كَالشَّمْسِ، وَرِجْلاهُ كَعَمُودَيْنِ مِنْ نَارٍ،
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