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iris G2463

ἶρις (iris) means “rainbow” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

ἶρις Greek · G2463 2 tagged occurrences in 2 verses

Pronunciation guide: ee'-ris Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G2463

ἶρις · iris · rainbow

ἶρις, -ιδος, ἡ [in LXX: Exo.30:24 (קִדָּה)*, (קֶשֶׁת, Gen.9:13, Eze.1:28, is rendered by τόξον) ;] 1. Iris, the messenger of the gods. 2. a rain­bow or halo: Rev.4:3 10:1. 3. The plant Iris (cf. Ex., l.with).† (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

a rainbow or halo.

John Jeffrey Dodson · CC0

How translators render G2463

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
a rainbow 1
rainbow 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
a rainbow 2

Verses containing G2463

Page 1 of 1. 2 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Revelation 4:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The One seated there looked like jasper and carnelian, and a rainbow that gleamed like an emerald encircled the throne.

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  2. Revelation 10:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then 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.

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Sources and text

Data created by www.STEPBible.org based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). STEPBible data · License.

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