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)

Iris; a rainbow; halo