3770. ouranios
Lexicon
ouranios: Heavenly

Original Word: οὐράνιος
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: ouranios
Pronunciation: oo-ran'-ee-os
Phonetic Spelling: (oo-ran'-ee-os)
Definition: Heavenly
Meaning: in heaven, belonging to heaven, heavenly, from heaven.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
heavenly.

From ouranos; celestial, i.e. Belonging to or coming from the sky -- heavenly.

see GREEK ouranos

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from ouranos
Definition
of or in heaven
NASB Translation
heaven (1), heavenly (8).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3770: οὐράνιος

οὐράνιος, οὐράνιον, in classical Greek generally of three term. (Winers Grammar, § 11, 1; Buttmann, 25 (23)) (οὐρανός), heavenly, i. e.

a. dwelling in heaven: πατήρ οὐράνιος, Matthew 6:14, 26, 32; Matthew 15:13; besides L T Tr WH in ; στρατιᾶς οὐρανίου Luke 2:13 (where Tr text WH marginal reading οὐρανοῦ).

b. coming from heaven: οὐρανίῳ ὀπτασία, Acts 26:19. (Homer in Cer. 55; Pindar, Tragg., Aristophanes, others.)

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: Derived from οὐρανός (ouranos), meaning "heaven" or "sky."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) • Strong's Hebrew 8064: Often translated as "heaven" or "sky," this Hebrew term corresponds to the Greek οὐρανός, from which οὐράνιος is derived. It is used throughout the Old Testament to describe the physical heavens as well as the dwelling place of God.

מַעֲלָה (ma'alah) • Strong's Hebrew 4609: While not a direct equivalent, this term can refer to things that are "above" or "higher," often used metaphorically to describe heavenly or exalted things.

These entries provide a comprehensive understanding of the term οὐράνιος, illustrating its significance in the New Testament and its connection to the broader biblical narrative of heaven and divine realities.

Usage: The term οὐράνιος is used in the New Testament to describe things that are of or related to heaven. It often refers to divine or spiritual realms, qualities, or beings.

Context: The Greek adjective οὐράνιος appears in the New Testament to denote that which is heavenly or celestial, often in contrast to earthly or temporal things. This term is used to describe the nature and origin of certain spiritual realities and entities, emphasizing their divine and transcendent qualities.

In the Berean Standard Bible, οὐράνιος is used in several contexts:

Heavenly Father: In Matthew 6:14, Jesus refers to God as "your heavenly Father," highlighting the divine nature and authority of God as distinct from earthly fathers.

Heavenly Kingdom: In 2 Timothy 4:18, Paul speaks of being brought safely into "His heavenly kingdom," indicating the eternal and divine realm that believers aspire to enter.

Heavenly Calling: Hebrews 3:1 calls believers to consider Jesus, the apostle and high priest of "our heavenly calling," emphasizing the divine origin and purpose of the Christian vocation.

Heavenly Jerusalem: In Hebrews 12:22, believers are described as having come to "Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem," contrasting the spiritual and eternal city with the earthly Jerusalem.

The use of οὐράνιος underscores the Christian belief in a reality that transcends the physical world, pointing to the ultimate hope and destiny of believers in the presence of God. It serves as a reminder of the divine nature of the Christian faith and the eternal promises associated with it.

Forms and Transliterations
ουρανιος ουρανίος ουράνιος οὐράνιος ουρανιου ουρανίου οὐρανίου ουρανιω ουρανίω οὐρανίῳ ouranio ouraniō ouraníoi ouraníōi ouranios ouránios ouraniou ouraníou
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Englishman's Concordance
Matthew 5:48 Adj-NMS
GRK: ὑμῶν ὁ οὐράνιος τέλειός ἐστιν
NAS: you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father
INT: of you who [is] Heavenly perfect is

Matthew 6:14 Adj-NMS
GRK: ὑμῶν ὁ οὐράνιος
NAS: for their transgressions, your heavenly Father
KJV: your heavenly Father
INT: of you heavenly

Matthew 6:26 Adj-NMS
GRK: ὑμῶν ὁ οὐράνιος τρέφει αὐτά
NAS: into barns, and [yet] your heavenly Father
KJV: yet your heavenly Father feedeth
INT: of you Heavenly feeds them

Matthew 6:32 Adj-NMS
GRK: ὑμῶν ὁ οὐράνιος ὅτι χρῄζετε
NAS: these things; for your heavenly Father
KJV: for your heavenly Father knoweth
INT: of you Heavenly that you have need

Matthew 15:13 Adj-NMS
GRK: μου ὁ οὐράνιος ἐκριζωθήσεται
NAS: which My heavenly Father
KJV: which my heavenly Father hath
INT: of me Heavenly will be rooted up

Matthew 18:35 Adj-NMS
GRK: μου ὁ οὐράνιος ποιήσει ὑμῖν
NAS: My heavenly Father will also
INT: of me Heavenly will do to you

Matthew 23:9 Adj-NMS
GRK: πατὴρ ὁ οὐράνιος
NAS: is your Father, He who is in heaven.
INT: father who [is] in heaven

Luke 2:13 Adj-GFS
GRK: πλῆθος στρατιᾶς οὐρανίου αἰνούντων τὸν
NAS: a multitude of the heavenly host
KJV: a multitude of the heavenly host
INT: a multitude of [the] host heavenly praising

Acts 26:19 Adj-DFS
GRK: ἀπειθὴς τῇ οὐρανίῳ ὀπτασίᾳ
NAS: disobedient to the heavenly vision,
KJV: disobedient unto the heavenly vision:
INT: disobedient to the heavenly vision

Strong's Greek 3770
9 Occurrences


οὐρανίῳ — 1 Occ.
οὐράνιος — 7 Occ.
οὐρανίου — 1 Occ.















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