- Original: ἶρις - Transliteration: Iris - Phonetic: ee'-ris - Definition: 1. a rainbow - Origin: perhaps from G2046 (as a symbol of the female messenger of the pagan deities) - TDNT entry: 08:39,4 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: Perhaps from G2046 (as a symbol of the female messenger of the pagan deities); a rainbow (iris): - rainbow. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • rainbow, 2 Revelation 4:3; Revelation 10:1