Strong's Greek: 3770. οὐράνιος (ouranios) -- Heavenly

Strong's 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.

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

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often used in the Old Testament is שָׁמַיִם (shamayim), which also means "heaven" or "sky."

Usage: The term "ouranios" is used in the New Testament to describe that which pertains to heaven or is of heavenly origin. It often contrasts with earthly or worldly things, emphasizing the divine, eternal, and spiritual nature of what is described. It can refer to heavenly bodies, spiritual blessings, or the heavenly realm itself.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of heaven was often associated with the divine realm, the abode of the gods, and the source of divine authority and power. In Jewish thought, heaven was seen as the dwelling place of God, the angels, and the ultimate destination for the righteous. The New Testament writers, drawing from these traditions, used "ouranios" to convey the idea of divine origin and authority, as well as the promise of eternal life with God.

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: ὁ πατήρ ὁ 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.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

heavenly.

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

see GREEK ouranos

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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