rainbow

Greek Noun Female

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)

rainbow

Greek Noun Female

Included with: Ἶρις, ιδος, ἡ, accusative Ἶριν, vocative Ἶρι:— “Iris”, the messenger of the gods among themselves, [Refs 8th c.BC+], compare ὠκέα Ἶρις [Refs 8th c.BC+] II) as appellative, ἶρις, ἡ, genitive ἴριδος [Refs 4th c.BC+]; accusative ἶριν [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; Epic dialect dative plural ἴρισσιν (see. below):—rainbow, δράκοντες, ἴρισσιν ἐοικότες, ἅς τε Κρονίων ἐν νέφεϊ στήριξε, τέρας μερόπων ἀνθρώπων [Refs 8th c.BC+] II.2) any bright-coloured circle surrounding another body, as the lunar rainbow, [Refs 4th c.BC+]halo of candle, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; the iris of the eye, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; also, section through the ciliary region, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] II.3) iridescent garment, [Refs] II.4) various species of the botanical genus iris, e.g. the purple Iris, I. germanica or pallida, εὐάνθεμον ἶριν [Refs 4th c.BC+]; also, the white variety of it, I. florentina, from the rhizome of which the orris-root of commerce is made, [Refs 4th c.BC+]: in this sense some wrote it oxytone ἰρίς, ίδος, [Refs] II.5) a precious stone, [Refs 1st c.AD+]

Greek

Noun Feminine

a rainbow ("iris"); rainbow; perhaps from g2046 (ἐρέω) (as a symbol of the female messenger of the pagan deities)