adjective

epouranos

Greekἐπουράνιος (epouranios)

Strong’sG2032

heavenly, celestial

stem epouran-19 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books10 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

heavenly15×of heaven3×in heaven1×

What it means

ἐπουράνιος, -ον

(< οὐρανός), [in LXX: Ps 68:14 (שַׁדַּי), Da TH 4:23 A (שָׁמַיִם) II Mac 3:39, III Mac 6:28 7:6, IV Mac 4:11 AR, IV Mac 11:3 א*;]

in or of heaven, heavenly (in Hom., of the Gods): οἱ ἐ., opp. to ἐπίγειοι and καταχθόνιοι, Phl 2:10; to χοϊκός, I Co 15:48, 49; σώματα (v. Lft., Col., 376), I Co 15:40; βασιλεία, II Ti 4:18; παπρίς, He 11:16; Ἱερουσαλήμ, He 12:22; κλῆσις (cf. Lft. on Phl 3:14), He 3:1; τὰ ἐ., He 8:5 9:23; opp. to ἐπίγειος, Jo 3:12; id., of the heavenly regions, Eph 1:3, 20 2:6 3:10 6:12; ἡ δωρεὰ ἡ ἐ., He 6:4 (Cremer, 468).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G2032 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidep-oo-ran'-ee-os

above the sky

Fromfrom G1909 and G3772;

King Jamescelestial, (in) heaven(-ly), high.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	masculine singular	feminine singular	neuter singular	masculine plural	feminine plural	neuter plural
subject nominative	epouranos1×ἐπουράνιος	epouranas	epouranem	epouranois1×ἐπουράνιοι	epouranais	epouraneim3×ἐπουράνια
object accusative	epouranon	epouranan1×ἐπουράνιον		epouranoin	epouranain
direct address vocative	epouranor	epouranar		epouranoir	epouranair
of, belonging to genitive	epouranou1×ἐπουρανίου	epouranau3×ἐπουρανίου	epouraneu	epouranoiu1×ἐπουρανίων	epouranaiu	epouraneiu2×ἐπουρανίων
to, for dative	epourano	epourana1×ἐπουρανίῳ	epourane	epouranoi	epouranai	epouranei5×ἐπουρανίοις

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

epouranstem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

epouran is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

19 occurrences, every one of them listed

epouranos“of heaven”subjectnominative singular1×

1 Corinthians 15:48“of heaven”hoios tos choikos, toioutois kai tois choikois, kai hoios tos epouranos, toioutois kai tois epouranois;As was the earthly man, so also are those who are of the earth; and as is the heavenly man, so also are those who are of heaven.

epouranou“of heaven”of, belonging togenitive singular1×

1 Corinthians 15:49“of heaven”kai kathōs forana tan eikōnan tou choikou, forani kai tan eikōnan tou epouranou.And just as we have borne the likeness of the earthly man, so also shall we bear the likeness of the heavenly man.

epouranan“heavenly”objectaccusative singular1×

2 Timothy 4:18“heavenly”rueti min tos kurios apo panteu ergeu ponēreu kai sōzati eis tan basileian autou tan epouranan; ho tas doxas eis toin aiōnoin toiu aiōnoiu, amēn.And the Lord will rescue me from every evil action and bring me safely into His heavenly kingdom. To Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

epouranau“heavenly”of, belonging togenitive singular3×

Hebrews 3:1“heavenly”Hothen, adelfoir hagioir, klēsiau epouranau metochoir, katanoavar ton apostolon kai archierevon tau homologiau nu Iēsun,Therefore, holy brothers, who share in the heavenly calling, set your focus on Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess.

Hebrews 6:4“heavenly”Adunatem gar toin hapax fōtiziratoin geueratoin tē tau dōreau tau epouranau kai metochoin giniratoin pneumeu hagieuIt is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit,

Hebrews 11:16“heavenly”nun de kreittōnau oregelō, houtem atō epouranau. dio ouk epaischunetō autoin tos theos theos epikalirō autoiu, hetoimazata gar autoi politan.Instead, they were longing for a better country, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.

epourana“heavenly”to, fordative singular1×

Hebrews 12:22“heavenly”alla proserchavē Siōn ore kai polita theou zōarōtou, Ierousalēm epourana, kai muriadai angeloiu, panēguriaInstead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to myriads of angels

epouranois“of heaven”subjectnominative plural1×

1 Corinthians 15:48“of heaven”hoios tos choikos, toioutois kai tois choikois, kai hoios tos epouranos, toioutois kai tois epouranois;As was the earthly man, so also are those who are of the earth; and as is the heavenly man, so also are those who are of heaven.

epouranoiu“in heaven”of, belonging togenitive plural1×

Philippians 2:10“in heaven”hina en te onome Iēsu pantem gonuem kamptateia epouranoiu kai epigeioiu kai katachthonioiu,that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,

epouraneim“heavenly”subject or objectdirect plural3×

John 3:12“heavenly”ei teim epigeieim legama vi kai ouk pisteuavō, pōs ean legameia vi teim epouraneim pisteuavi?If I have told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things?

Hebrews 9:23“heavenly”Anankas oun teim men hupodeigmeim teiu en toi ouranoi houtei katharizirō, auteim de teim epouraneim kreittōnai thusiai para houtain.So it was necessary for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.

1 Corinthians 15:40“heavenly”kai sōmeim epouraneim, kai sōmeim epigeieim; alla heteras men tas teiu epouraneiu doxas, heteras de tas teiu epigeieiu.There are also heavenly bodies and earthly bodies. But the splendor of the heavenly bodies is of one degree, and the splendor of the earthly bodies is of another.

epouraneiu“heavenly”of, belonging togenitive plural2×

1 Corinthians 15:40“heavenly”kai sōmeim epouraneim, kai sōmeim epigeieim; alla heteras men tas teiu epouraneiu doxas, heteras de tas teiu epigeieiu.There are also heavenly bodies and earthly bodies. But the splendor of the heavenly bodies is of one degree, and the splendor of the earthly bodies is of another.

Hebrews 8:5“heavenly”hotinois hupodeigme kai skia latreualō teiu epouraneiu, kathōs chrēmatizitē Mōusos mellarōtos epitelarō tan skēnan, Horasōr gar, fēatō, poiasi panteim kata ton tupon ton deiknuiraton si en te ore;The place where they serve is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: “See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.”

epouranei“heavenly”to, fordative plural5×

Ephesians 1:3“heavenly”Eulogētos tos theos kai patēros tou kuriou nu Iēsu Christou, tos eulogaratos nin en panta eulogia pneumatika en tei epouranei en Christo,Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms.

Ephesians 1:20“heavenly”han energatē en to Christo egeiraratos auton ek nekroiu, kai kathizaratos en dexa autou en tei epouraneiwhich He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms,

Ephesians 2:6“heavenly”kai sunegeirata kai sunkathizata en tei epouranei en Christo Iēso,And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,

Ephesians 3:10“heavenly”hina gnōriziteia nun tai archai kai tai exousiai en tei epouranei dia tau ekklēsau tas polupoikilas sofias tou theou,His purpose was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms,

Ephesians 6:12“heavenly”hoti ouk atō ni tas palas pros haimem kai sarxan, alla pros tain archain, pros tain exousiain, pros toin kosmokratōroin teu skoteu houteu, pros teim pneumatikeim tau ponēriau en tei epouranei.For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.