Definition
heaven, sky
Vocabulary Form
οὐρανός, -οῦ, ὁ
Erasmian
Modern
Root
οὐρανο
Frequency
273
GK
4041
Cognates
Uranus is the Greek god of heaven.
Mnemonics
Uranus is up in the sky.
Mnemonic Singing
Let every heart prepare Him room,
and heaven and nature sing,
and heaven and nature sing,
and heaven, and heaven and nature sing.
Song
Verse
“May your kingdom come, may your will be done, on earth as it is in οὐρανός.” (Matt 6:10)
“Look at the birds of the οὐρανός. They neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them.” (Matt 6:26)
Notes
You will often find οὐρανός in the plural. This is the result of a Jewish way of speaking, and you can translate the plural as a singular if it fits the context.
Biblical Concordance
| Revelation 20:9 | And they marched up on the broad plain of the earth and encircled the camp of the saints and the beloved city, but fire came down from heaven (ouranou | οὐρανοῦ | gen sg masc) and consumed them. |
| Revelation 20:11 | Then I saw a great white throne and the one who was seated on it. From his presence earth and heaven (ouranos | οὐρανός | nom sg masc) fled away, and no place was found for them. |
| Revelation 21:1 | Then I saw a new heaven (ouranon | οὐρανόν | acc sg masc) and a new earth, for the first heaven (ouranos | οὐρανός | nom sg masc) and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. |
| Revelation 21:2 | And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven (ouranou | οὐρανοῦ | gen sg masc) from God, made ready like a bride adorned for her husband. |
| Revelation 21:10 | And he carried me away in the spirit up onto a great, lofty mountain, and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven (ouranou | οὐρανοῦ | gen sg masc) from God. |