ἶρις îris

Meaning

a rainbow ("iris")

In the King James Version: rainbow

Derivation: perhaps from G2046 (ἐρέω) (as a symbol of the female messenger of the pagan deities);

Where it is used

• Revelation 4:3 The One seated there looked like jasper and carnelian, and a rainbow that gleamed like an emerald encircled the throne.
• Revelation 10:1 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.