Lexical 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). |
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