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Brown-Driver-Briggs /Thayer Dictionary - ἶρις
ἶρις
G2463
Transliteration: îris
Pronunciation: ee'-ris
Definition: rainbow
- Original: ἶρις - Transliteration: Iris - Phonetic: ee'-ris
- Definition:
1. a rainbow
- Origin: perhaps from G2046" class="dictionary-topic-link">G2046 (as a symbol of the female messenger of the pagan deities) - TDNT entry: 08:39,4 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: Perhaps from G2046" class="dictionary-topic-link">G2046 (as a symbol of the female messenger of the pagan deities); a rainbow (iris): - rainbow.