Greek Study
Strong's Concordance G2463
ἶÏις
A readable Greek dictionary entry from Strong's Concordance. Definitions help with word study; the meaning in a verse still depends on context.
Word study
- Source
- Strong’s Concordance
- Greek form
- ἶÏις
- Transliteration
- iris
- Pronunciation
- {ee'-ris}
- Occurrences
- Occurrences are not reviewed for this entry yet.
- Glosses
- perhaps from 2046 (as a symbol of the female messenger of the pagan deities); a rainbow ("iris"):--rainbow.
- Related source reference
- see GREEK for 2046
- Strong’s number
- G2463
- Definition
- perhaps from 2046 (as a symbol of the female messenger of the pagan deities); a rainbow ("iris"):--rainbow.
Source info
Source and edition
James Strong, Strong's Greek Bible Dictionary; CrossWire SWORD StrongsGreek module 2.0; historical public-domain lexicon wording preserved.
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View preserved source wording
<entryFree n="2463"> <orth>ἶÏις</orth><lb/> <orth type="writing">i\\ris</orth> <orth rend="bold" type="trans">iris</orth> <pron rend="italic">{ee'-ris}</pron> <def> perhaps from 2046 (as a symbol of the female messenger of the pagan deities); a rainbow ("iris"):--rainbow. <lb/> see GREEK for 2046 </def> </entryFree>