Vocabulary Form
οὐρανός, -οῦ, ὁ
Definition

heaven, sky

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

Matthew 18:18 “I tell you the truth, whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven (ouranō | οὐρανῷ | dat sg masc), and whatever you loose on earth will have been loosed in heaven (ouranō | οὐρανῷ | dat sg masc).
Matthew 18:19 “Again, I tell you the truth, if two of you on earth are in agreement about anything whatever you may ask, it will be done for you by my Father who is in heaven (ouranois | οὐρανοῖς | dat pl masc).
Matthew 18:23 Therefore the kingdom of heaven (ouranōn | οὐρανῶν | gen pl masc) is like a king who decided to settle accounts with his servants.
Matthew 19:12 For there are eunuchs who have been that way from their mother’s womb, and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by others, and there are eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven (ouranōn | οὐρανῶν | gen pl masc). The one who is able to accept this should accept it.”
Matthew 19:14 But Jesus said, “Let the children come to me and do not try to prevent them, for the kingdom of heaven (ouranōn | οὐρανῶν | gen pl masc) belongs to such as these.”
Matthew 19:21 Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go and sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven (ouranois | οὐρανοῖς | dat pl masc); then come, follow me.”
Matthew 19:23 And Jesus said to his disciples, “I tell you the truth, only with difficulty will a rich person enter the kingdom of heaven (ouranōn | οὐρανῶν | gen pl masc).
Matthew 20:1 “For the kingdom of heaven (ouranōn | οὐρανῶν | gen pl masc) is like the owner of an estate who went out early in the morning to hire men to work in his vineyard.
Matthew 21:25 The baptism of John, where did it come from? From heaven (ouranou | οὐρανοῦ | gen sg masc) or from man?” They reasoned among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ (ouranou | οὐρανοῦ | gen sg masc) he will say to us, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
Matthew 22:2 “The kingdom of heaven (ouranōn | οὐρανῶν | gen pl masc) is like a king who prepared a wedding feast for his son
Matthew 22:30 For in the resurrection they will neither marry nor be given in marriage, but will be like the angels in heaven (ouranō | οὐρανῷ | dat sg masc).
Matthew 23:13 “But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you shut the kingdom of heaven (ouranōn | οὐρανῶν | gen pl masc) in men’s faces. For you neither enter yourselves nor allow those who would enter to go in.
Matthew 23:22 And the one who swears by heaven (ouranō | οὐρανῷ | dat sg masc), swears not only by the throne of God but by the one who sits on it.
Matthew 24:29 “Immediately after the suffering of those days, the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from the sky (ouranou | οὐρανοῦ | gen sg masc) and the powers of the heavens (ouranōn | οὐρανῶν | gen pl masc) will be shaken.
Matthew 24:30 And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky (ouranō | οὐρανῷ | dat sg masc), and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky (ouranou | οὐρανοῦ | gen sg masc) with power and great glory.
Matthew 24:31 And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens (ouranōn | οὐρανῶν | gen pl masc) to the other.
Matthew 24:35 Heaven (ouranos | οὐρανός | nom sg masc) and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
Matthew 24:36 “But concerning that day and hour, no one knows, neither the angels of heaven (ouranōn | οὐρανῶν | gen pl masc) nor the Son, but the Father only.
Matthew 25:1 “At that time the kingdom of heaven (ouranōn | οὐρανῶν | gen pl masc) will be like ten virgins who took their torches and went out to meet the bridegroom.
Matthew 26:64 Jesus said to him, “It is as you have said. Yet I tell you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of The Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.” (ouranou | οὐρανοῦ | gen sg masc)
Matthew 28:2 And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven (ouranou | οὐρανοῦ | gen sg masc) and, going to the tomb, rolled away the stone and sat on it.
Matthew 28:18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority in heaven (ouranō | οὐρανῷ | dat sg masc) and on earth has been given to me.
Mark 1:10 And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens (ouranous | οὐρανούς | acc pl masc) opening up and the Spirit as a dove descending on him.
Mark 1:11 Then a voice came from heaven (ouranōn | οὐρανῶν | gen pl masc), “You are my beloved Son; my beloved in you I take delight.”
Mark 4:32 Yet when it is sown, it grows up and becomes larger than all the garden plants and puts out large branches, large so that the birds of the air (ouranou | οὐρανοῦ | gen sg masc) are able to nest in its shade.”