adjective
ouranios
Greekοὐράνιος (ouranios)
Strong’sG3770
heavenly
stem ourani-9 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
οὐράνιος, -ον
(cl. usually -α, -ον), [in LXX: De 28:12 A (שָׁמַיִם), etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3770 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidoo-ran'-ee-os
celestial, i.e. belonging to or coming from the sky
Fromfrom G3772;
King Jamesheavenly.
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 | ouranios7×οὐράνιος | ouranias | ouraniem | ouraniois | ouraniais | ouranieim |
| object accusative | ouranion | ouranian | ouranioin | ouraniain | ||
| direct address vocative | ouranior | ouraniar | ouranioir | ouraniair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | ouraniou | ouraniau1×οὐρανίου | ouranieu | ouranioiu | ouraniaiu | ouranieiu |
| to, for dative | ouranio | ourania1×οὐρανίῳ | ouranie | ouranioi | ouraniai | ouraniei |
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
ourani 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
9 occurrences, every one of them listed
ouranios“heavenly”subjectnominative singular7×
Matthew 5:48“heavenly”Evi oun vis teleiois hōs tos patēros vu tos ouranios teleios atō.Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.[’’]
Matthew 6:14“heavenly”ean gar afiēkaveia toi anthrōpoi teim paraptōmeim autoiu, afiēkati kai vi tos patēros vu tos ouranios;For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
Matthew 6:26“heavenly”emblepavar eis teim peteineim tou ouranou hoti ouk speiralō oude therizalō oude sunagalō eis apothēkain, kai tos patēros vu tos ouranios trefatō auteim; ouk vis mallon diaferavō auteiu?Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
Matthew 6:32“heavenly”panteim gar houteim teim ethneim epizētalō; oidatē gar tos patēros vu tos ouranios hoti chrēzavō houteiu hapanteiu.For the Gentiles strive after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.
Matthew 15:13“heavenly”tos de apokriniratos legata; Pantas futeias han ouk futeuata tos patēros mu tos ouranios ekriziti.But Jesus replied, “Every plant that My heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by its roots.
Matthew 18:35“heavenly”Houtōs kai tos patēros mu tos ouranios poiati vi ean mē afiēkaveia hekastos to adelfo autou apo taiu kardiaiu vu.That is how My heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart.”
Matthew 23:9“heaven”kai patēron mē kalaveia vu epi tau gēau, henos gar atō vu tos patēros tos ouranios;And do not call anyone on earth your father, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.
ouraniau“heavenly”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Luke 2:13“heavenly”kai exaifnōs gineta sun to angelo plēthem stratiau ouraniau ainarōtoiu ton theon kai legarōtoiu;And suddenly there appeared with the angel a great multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying:
ourania“heavenly”to, fordative singular1×
Acts 26:19“heavenly”Hothen, basilevor Agrippaor, ouk ginema apeithos ta ourania optasia,So then, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision.