οὐρανός | Bill Mounce

Vocabulary Form

οὐρανός, -οῦ, ὁ

Definition

heaven, sky

Erasmian

Modern

Root

οὐρανο

Frequency

273

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 12:1	Then a great sign appeared in heaven: (ouranō \| οὐρανῷ \| dat sg masc) a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head was a crown of twelve stars.
Revelation 12:3	Then another sign appeared in heaven: (ouranō \| οὐρανῷ \| dat sg masc) a huge red dragon that had seven heads and ten horns, and on its heads were seven crowns.
Revelation 12:4	His tail swept away a third of the stars of heaven (ouranou \| οὐρανοῦ \| gen sg masc) and hurled them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she bore her child he might devour it.
Revelation 12:7	Then war broke out in heaven (ouranō \| οὐρανῷ \| dat sg masc), Michael and his angels fought against the dragon. The dragon and his angels fought back,
Revelation 12:8	but he was not strong enough, and no longer was a place found for them in heaven (ouranō \| οὐρανῷ \| dat sg masc).
Revelation 12:10	Then I heard a loud voice in heaven (ouranō \| οὐρανῷ \| dat sg masc) saying, “Just now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ, because the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, the one who accuses them day and night before our God.
Revelation 12:12	Therefore, rejoice, O heavens (ouranoi \| οὐρανοί \| voc pl masc) and all who dwell in them! But woe to you, O earth and sea, for the devil has come down to you having great wrath, because he knows that he has only a short time!”
Revelation 13:6	He opened his mouth in blasphemies against God, to blaspheme his name and his dwelling, that is, those who live in heaven (ouranō \| οὐρανῷ \| dat sg masc).
Revelation 13:13	He performed impressive signs, even making fire come down from heaven (ouranou \| οὐρανοῦ \| gen sg masc) in the sight of everyone;
Revelation 14:2	And I heard a sound from heaven (ouranou \| οὐρανοῦ \| gen sg masc) like the roar of many waters and like the sound of loud thunder. The sound I heard was like the sound of harpists playing on their harps,
Revelation 14:7	And he said with a loud voice, “Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come, and worship him who made heaven (ouranon \| οὐρανόν \| acc sg masc) and earth, the sea and the springs of water.”
Revelation 14:13	And I heard a voice from heaven (ouranou \| οὐρανοῦ \| gen sg masc) saying, “Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.” “Yes indeed!” says the Spirit, “so they can rest from their labors, because their deeds will follow them!”
Revelation 14:17	Then another angel came out of the temple in heaven (ouranō \| οὐρανῷ \| dat sg masc), and he too had a sharp sickle.
Revelation 15:1	Then I saw another sign in heaven (ouranō \| οὐρανῷ \| dat sg masc), great and marvelous: seven angels with seven plagues, which are the last, because with them the wrath of God is finished.
Revelation 15:5	After this I looked, and the temple, that is, the tent of witness, in heaven (ouranō \| οὐρανῷ \| dat sg masc) was opened,
Revelation 16:11	and cursed the God of heaven (ouranou \| οὐρανοῦ \| gen sg masc) for their pain and sores, but they would not repent of their deeds.
Revelation 16:21	And enormous hailstones, about one hundred pounds each, fell from heaven (ouranou \| οὐρανοῦ \| gen sg masc) and people blasphemed God for the plague of hail, because the plague was so devastating.
Revelation 18:1	After this I saw another angel coming down from heaven (ouranou \| οὐρανοῦ \| gen sg masc), having great authority, and the earth was made bright with his glory.
Revelation 18:4	Then I heard another voice from heaven (ouranou \| οὐρανοῦ \| gen sg masc) saying, “Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive her plagues;
Revelation 18:5	for her sins are heaped up as high as heaven (ouranou \| οὐρανοῦ \| gen sg masc), and God has remembered her crimes.
Revelation 18:20	Rejoice over her, O heaven (ourane \| οὐρανέ \| voc sg masc), and you saints and apostles and prophets, for God has pronounced judgment for you against her!”
Revelation 19:1	After this I heard what sounded like the roar of a great throng in heaven (ouranō \| οὐρανῷ \| dat sg masc), saying, “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God,
Revelation 19:11	Then I saw heaven (ouranon \| οὐρανόν \| acc sg masc) opened, and behold, a white horse! The one riding it is called Faithful and True, and with justice he judges and makes war.
Revelation 19:14	And the armies of heaven (ouranō \| οὐρανῷ \| dat sg masc), arrayed in fine linen, white and clean, were following him on white horses.
Revelation 20:1	Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven (ouranou \| οὐρανοῦ \| gen sg masc), having in his hand the key to the abyss and a great chain.