UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

ἶρις

MainId: 002465000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: ι

StrongCodes: G2463

Notes: {'Caller': 1, 'LanguageCode': 'en', 'LastEdited': '', 'LastEditedBy': '', 'References': [], 'Content': 'It would also be possible to classify ἶρις rainbow or halo as being an event rather than an object, but in view of the relatively fixed Gestalt of this phenomenon, it is probably more satisfactory from the standpoint of an emic classification to regard ἶρις as an object.'}

BaseForms:

BaseFormID: 002465001000000
PartsOfSpeech: noun, f.
Inflections:
1. Lemma: ἶρις
  BaseFormIndex: 1
  Realizations: -ιδος
LEXMeanings:
1. LEXID: 002465001001000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y
  LEXEntryCode: 1.38
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Geographical Objects and Features
  LEXSubDomains: Atmospheric Objects
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2021-08-27 18:19:44
    DefinitionShort: a circular or semicircular band of light, whether colored or not{N:001}
    Glosses: rainbow or halo
    Comments: In {S:06600400300022} and {S:06601000100028} (the only occurrences of ἶρις in the NT) the reference may be either to a rainbow or to a halo. The meaning of ‘rainbow’ may be expressed in some languages as ‘a bow of light’ or ‘a curve of light’ or even ‘a ribbon of light.’ The meaning of ‘halo’ is usually expressed as ‘a circle of light’ or ‘a wreath of light’ or ‘a band of light encircling,’ followed by the object which the band of light encircles.
  LEXReferences: REV 4:3, REV 10:1