noun · masculine
ouranos
Strong’sG3772
the sky, the heaven
stem ouran-273 times in the New Testamentin 19 of 27 books10 of 10 forms occur
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
οὐρανός refers to the sky, the vault or dome overhead and the aerial regions above the earth, often paired with "the earth" to mean the whole world or universe 134. Clouds, stars, and birds are described as being "of the sky" in this sense, and things can be spoken of as reaching or being lifted up "to the sky" 1.
It also refers to heaven as the dwelling-place of God, of Christ glorified, and of angels — the place from which God is Father, where treasure may be stored, and to which Christ ascended 12. Strong's adds that by extension the word can carry the sense of happiness, power, or eternity, and can stand specifically for the Gospel or Christianity 2.
By a further shift in usage, the word can stand for the inhabitants of heaven collectively, or serve as a roundabout, reverent way of referring to God himself without naming him directly 1.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
οὐρανός, -οῦ, ὁ,
[in LXX chiefly for שָׁמַיִם (hence, often pl., οἱ οὐ., v. infr.);]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3772 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidoo-ran-os'
the sky; by extension, heaven (as the abode of God); by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel (Christianity)
Fromperhaps from the same as G3735 (through the idea of elevation);
King Jamesair, heaven(-ly), sky.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Doric dialect and Boeotian dialect ὠρανός Refs 7th c.BC+; Aeolic dialect ὄρανος (ὀράνω Refs 7th c.BC+
I heaven: in Refs 8th c.BC+
I.1 vault or firmament of heaven, sky, γαῖα.. ἐγείνατο ἶσον ἑαυτῇ οὐρανὸν ἀστερόεντα, ἵνα μιν περὶ πάντα καλύπτοι Refs 8th c.BC+; wrapped in clouds, Refs 8th c.BC+; above the aether, Refs 8th c.BC+ continued to regard it as solid (στερέμνιον), Refs; defined as αἰθέρος τὸ ἔσχατον by Refs 5th c.BC+; ἠέλιος δὲ οὐρανοῦ ἐξαπόλωλε, of an eclipse, Refs 8th c.BC+
I.2 heaven, as the seat of the gods, outside or above this skyey vault, the portion of Zeus (see. Ὄλυμπος),Refs 8th c.BC+; πύλαι οὐρανοῦ Refs; so, later, οἱ ἐξ οὐρανοῦ the gods of heaven, Refs 4th c.BC+; οἱ ἐν οὐρανῷ θεοί (viz. Sun, etc.) Refs 8th c.BC+; νὴ τὸν οὐ. Refs 5th c.BC+
I.3 in common language, sky, οὐδέ τις ἄλλη φαίνετο γαιάων, ἀλλ᾽ οὐ. ἠδὲ θάλασσα Refs 8th c.BC+; κλέος οὐρανὸν ἵκει, κλέος οὐ. εὐρὺν ἱκάνει, renown reaches to heaven,Refs 8th c.BC+; so ὀρυμαγδός, κνίση, σκόπελος οὐρανὸν ἷκεν or ἱκάνει, Refs 8th c.BC+ deeds of violence 'cry to heaven', Refs 5th c.BC+; πρὸς οὐρανὸν βιβάζειν τι to exalt to heaven, Refs; πρὸς τὸν οὐ. ἥλλοντο leaped up on high, Refs 5th c.BC+
I.4 in Philos., the heavens, universe, Refs 5th c.BC+ the heavens, LXX
I.5 a region of heaven, climate, Refs 5th c.BC+
I.6 Refs 4th c.BC+
II anything shaped like the vault of heaven, as,
II.1 vaulted roof or ceiling, Refs 5th c.AD+
II.2 roof of the mouth, palate, Refs 4th c.BC+
II.3 lid, Refs 4th c.BC+
II.4 tent, pavilion, Refs 4th c.AD+
III proper name, “Uranos”, son of Erebos and Gaia, Refs 8th c.BC+.; but husband of Gaia, parent of Cronos and the Titans (compare Οὐρανίδης),Refs 5th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
Every form this word takes in Biblang, with the Greek it corresponds to and how often the New Testament uses it.
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | ouranos12×οὐρανὸς | ouranois6×οὐρανοὶ |
| object accusative | ouranon43×οὐρανὸν | ouranoin5×οὐρανοὺς |
| direct address vocative | ouranor1×οὐρανέ | ouranoir1×οὐρανοὶ |
| of, belonging to genitive | ouranou92×οὐρανοῦ | ouranoiu42×οὐρανῶν |
| to, for dative | ourano35×οὐρανῷ | ouranoi36×οὐρανοῖς |
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
ourano 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
273 occurrences, 100 of them printed here — the rest are in the reader
ouranos“heaven”subjectnominative singular12×
Matthew 5:18… legamō vi, heōs an parerchateia tos ouranos kai tas gēas, iōtem henem ē …For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a …
Matthew 16:2… generantau legavō; Eudias, purrazatō gar tos ouranos;… weather will be fair, for the sky is red,’
Matthew 16:3… Sēmeron cheimōnos, purrazatō gar stugnazarōntos tos ouranos. tem men prosōpem tou ouranou gnōskavō …… it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ You know …
Matthew 24:35tos ouranos kai tas gēas parercheti, tois de …Heaven and earth will pass away, but …
Mark 13:31tos ouranos kai tas gēas parercheli, tois de …Heaven and earth will pass away, but …
Luke 4:25… en to Israēl, hote kleiita tos ouranos epi eteim treis kai mēnoin hex, …… the time of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three and a …
Luke 21:33tos ouranos kai tas gēas parercheli, tois de …Heaven and earth will pass away, but …
Acts 7:49Tos ouranos mi thronos, tas de gēas hupopodiem …‘Heaven is My throne and the earth …
James 5:18“heaven”kai palin proseucheta, kai tos ouranos hueton dōata kai tas gēas blastata …Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth yielded its …
Revelation 6:14kai tos ouranos apochōrizita hōs bibliem helissorōntem, kai pantem …The sky receded like a scroll being rolled …
Revelation 20:11… prosōpeu fugata tas gēas kai tos ouranos, kai topos ouk heuriskita autoi.… One seated on it. Earth and heaven fled from His presence, and no …
Revelation 21:1… kai gēan kainan; tos gar prōtos ouranos kai tas prōtas gēas aperchala, kai …… a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had passed away, and …
ouranon“heaven”objectaccusative singular43×, 15 shown
Matthew 14:19… toin duo ichthoin, anableparantos eis ton ouranon eulogata kai klarantos dōata toi mathētoi …… two fish and looking up to heaven, He spoke a blessing. Then He …
Mark 6:41… toin duo ichthoin anableparantos eis ton ouranon eulogata kai kataklata toin artoin kai …… two fish and looking up to heaven, Jesus spoke a blessing and broke …
Mark 7:34kai anableparantos eis ton ouranon stenazata, kai legatō auto; Effathisar, hem …And looking up to heaven, He sighed deeply and said to …
Mark 16:19… tem lalara autoi analabita eis ton ouranon kai kathizata ek dexeiu tou theou.… them, He was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right …
Luke 2:15… hōs aperchala apo autoiu eis ton ouranon tois angelois, tois poimenois lalale pros …… had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another …
Luke 3:21… Iēsu baptizirantou kai proseuchorōntou anoigira ton ouranon… too. And as He was praying, heaven was opened,
Luke 9:16… toin duo ichthoin anableparantos eis ton ouranon eulogata autoin kai kataklata kai dōate …… two fish and looking up to heaven, Jesus spoke a blessing and broke …
Luke 15:18… legami auto; Patror, hamartama eis ton ouranon kai enōpion su,… him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.
Luke 15:21… huios auto; Patror, hamartama eis ton ouranon kai enōpion su, ouketi amō axios …… declared, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no …
Luke 16:17Eukopoterem de atō ton ouranon kai tan gēan parerchara ē tou …But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than …
Luke 17:24… astrapas astraptarōntas ek tau hupo ton ouranon eis tan hupo ouranon lampatō, houtōs …… lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other …
Luke 17:24“heaven”… hupo ton ouranon eis tan hupo ouranon lampatō, houtōs eti tos huios tou …… flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other, so will be the Son of Man …
Luke 18:13… oude toin ofthalmoin eparara eis ton ouranon, alla tuptate tem stēthem autou legarōntos; …… to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and …
Luke 24:51… apo autoiu kai anaferote eis ton ouranon.… them and was carried up into heaven.
John 1:51… Amēn amēn legamō vi, horevi ton ouranon anoigarēnton kai toin angeloin tou theou …… tell you, you will all see heaven open and the angels of God …
ouranor“heaven”direct addressvocative singular1×
Revelation 18:20Eufranosōr epi auta, ouranor, kai tois hagioir kai tois apostoloir …Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles and …
ouranou“heaven”of, belonging togenitive singular92×, 15 shown
Matthew 6:26emblepavar eis teim peteineim tou ouranou hoti ouk speralō oude therizalō oude …Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap …
Matthew 8:20… fōleoin echalō kai teim peteineim tou ouranou kataskēnōsiain, tos de huios tou anthrōpou …… have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of …
Matthew 11:23kai sis, Kafarnaoum, mē heōs ouranou hupsisi? heōs hadou katabainesi; hoti ei …… will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down …
Matthew 11:25… legata; Exomologomō si, patror kurior tou ouranou kai tau gēau, hoti kruptasa houteim …… I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden …
Matthew 13:32… dendrem, hōste erchara teim peteineim tou ouranou kai kataskēnarō en toi kladoi auteu.… so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”
Matthew 16:1… peirazarōntois eperōtala auton sēmem ek tou ouranou epideikara autoi.… to show them a sign from heaven.
Matthew 16:3… tos ouranos. tem men prosōpem tou ouranou gnōskavō diakrinarō, teim de sēmeim toiu …… to interpret the appearance of the sky, but not the signs of the …
Matthew 21:25… baptismem tem Iōannou pothen ate? ek ouranou ē ek anthrōpoiu? tois de dialogizole …… of John’s baptism? Was it from heaven or from men?” They deliberated among …
Matthew 21:25… en heautoi legarōntois; Ean leganeia; Ek ouranou, legati ni; Dia tinem oun ouk …… and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why then did …
Matthew 24:29“heaven”… kai tois asterois pipteli apo tou ouranou, kai tais dunamiais toiu ouranoiu saleuili.… light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’
Matthew 24:30… anthrōpou erchorōnton epi taiu nefelaiu tou ouranou meta dunamiau kai doxau pollau;… Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
Matthew 26:64… kai erchorōnton epi taiu nefelaiu tou ouranou.… and coming on the clouds of heaven.”
Matthew 28:2… megos; angelos gar kuriou katabainarantos ek ouranou kai prosercharantos apokuliata ton lithon kai …… angel of the Lord descended from heaven, rolled away the stone, and sat …
Mark 4:32… tan skian auteu teim peteineim tou ouranou kataskēnarō.… so that the birds of the air nest in its shade.”
Mark 8:11… zētarōntois para autou sēmem apo tou ouranou, peirazarōntois auton.… demanding from Him a sign from heaven.
ourano“heaven”to, fordative singular35×, 15 shown
Matthew 5:34… mē omnuara holōs; mēte en to ourano, hoti thronos atō tou theou;… to swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne;
Matthew 6:10… genitar tem thelēmem su, hōs en ourano kai epi gēau;… on earth as it is in heaven.
Matthew 6:20thēsaurizavōr de vi thēsauroin en ourano, hopou oute sētos oute brōsias afanizatō, …… store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not …
Matthew 18:18… epi tau gēau eti dorēnteim en ourano kai hoseim ean luaveia epi tau …… on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth …
Matthew 18:18… epi tau gēau eti luorēnteim en ourano.… on earth will be loosed in heaven.
Matthew 22:30… alla hōs angelois theou en to ourano alō;… will be like the angels in heaven.
Matthew 23:22kai tos omnuarantos en to ourano omnuatō en to throno tou theou …And he who swears by heaven swears by God’s throne and by …
Matthew 24:30… tou huiou tou anthrōpou en to ourano, kai tote kopteli pantais tais fulais …… Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the …
Matthew 28:18… legarōntos; Dōita mi pantas exousias en ourano kai epi tau gēau;… them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given …
Mark 10:21… toi ptōchoi, kai echasi thēsauron en ourano, kai deuro akolouthasōr mi.… and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
Mark 13:32… oudenos oidatē, oude tois angelois en ourano oude tos huios, ei mē tos …… hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the …
Luke 6:23… tos misthos vu pollos en to ourano; kata teim auteim gar poiale toi …… because great is your reward in heaven. For their fathers treated the prophets …
Luke 15:7… vi hoti houtōs charas en to ourano eti epi heno hamartōlo metanoarōnto ē …… there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than …
Luke 19:38… erchorōntos basilevos en onome kuriou; en ourano eirēnas kai doxas en hupsistei.… name of the Lord!” “Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”
Acts 2:19“heaven”kai dōami terateim en to ourano anō kai sēmeim epi tau gēau …I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and …
ouranois“heavens”subjectnominative plural6×
Matthew 3:16… teu hudeu; kai idou anoigila tois ouranois, kai horata pneumem theou katabainarōntem hōsei …… out of the water. Suddenly the heavens were opened, and He saw the …
Hebrews 1:10… ergeim taiu cheiraiu su alō tois ouranois;… foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.
2 Peter 3:5lathatō gar autoin houtem thelarōntoin hoti ouranois ale ekpalai kai gēas ek hudeu …… long ago by God’s word the heavens existed and the earth was formed …
2 Peter 3:7tois de nun ouranois kai tas gēas to auto logo …… by that same word, the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire …
2 Peter 3:10… kuriou hōs kleptos, en ha tois ouranois roizēdon parercheli, stoicheieim de kausorōnteim luiti, …… will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the …
2 Peter 3:12… tau tou theou hēmerau, dia han ouranois purorōntois luili kai stoicheieim kausorōnteim tēkotō;… the day of God, when the heavens will be destroyed by fire and …
ouranoin“heavens”objectaccusative plural5×
Mark 1:10… ek teu hudeu horata schizorōntoin toin ouranoin kai tem pneumem hōs peristeran katabainarōntem …… of the water, He saw the heavens breaking open and the Spirit descending …
Acts 2:34“heavens”ouk gar David anabainata eis toin ouranoin, legatō de autos; Legata tos kurios …For David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says: ‘The Lord said to my …
Acts 7:56“heavens”kai legata; Idou theōramō toin ouranoin dianoigorēntoin kai ton huion tou anthrōpou …“Look,” he said, “I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand …
Hebrews 4:14Echarōntois oun archierevon megon diercharēnton toin ouranoin, Iēsun ton huion tou theou, krataneiō …… priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let …
2 Peter 3:13“heavens”kainoin de ouranoin kai gēan kainan kata tem epangelmem …But in keeping with God’s promise, we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness …
ouranoir“heavens”direct addressvocative plural1×
Revelation 12:12dia houtem eufranovōr, tois ouranoir kai tois en autoi skēnarōntoir. ouai …Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and you who dwell in them …
ouranoiu“heaven”of, belonging togenitive plural42×, 15 shown
Matthew 3:2… Metanoavōr, engizatē gar tas basileias toiu ouranoiu.… saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
Matthew 3:17kai idou fōnas ek toiu ouranoiu legarōntas; Houtos atō tos huios mu …And a voice from heaven said, “This is My beloved Son …
Matthew 4:17… Metanoavōr, engizatē gar tas basileias toiu ouranoiu.… preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
Matthew 5:3… hoti autoiu atō tas basileias toiu ouranoiu.… for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 5:10… hoti autoiu atō tas basileias toiu ouranoiu.… for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 5:19… elachistos kaliti en ta basileia toiu ouranoiu; hos de an poiateia kai didaskateia, …… called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever practices and teaches them …
Matthew 5:19… megos kaliti en ta basileia toiu ouranoiu.… called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 5:20… mē eiserchaveia eis tan basileian toiu ouranoiu.… will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 7:21… kurior eisercheti eis tan basileian toiu ouranoiu, alla tos poiarōntos tem thelēmem tou …… Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the …
Matthew 8:11… kai Iakōb en ta basileia toiu ouranoiu;… and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 10:7… legarōntois hoti Engizatē tas basileias toiu ouranoiu.… preach this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven is near.’
Matthew 11:11… de mikroteros en ta basileia toiu ouranoiu megoteros autou atō.… the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
Matthew 11:12… baptistou heōs arti tas basileias toiu ouranoiu biazotō, kai biastois harpazalō autan.… Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subject to violence, and …
Matthew 13:11… gnōskara teim mustērieim tau basileiau toiu ouranoiu, ekeinoi de ouk dōotē.… the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but …
Matthew 13:24… autoi legarōntos; Homoiita tas basileias toiu ouranoiu anthrōpo speraranto kalem spermem en to …… them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed …
ouranoi“heaven”to, fordative plural36×, 15 shown
Matthew 5:12… tos misthos vu pollos en toi ouranoi; houtōs gar diōkala toin profētoin toin …… because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they …
Matthew 5:16… ton patron vu ton en toi ouranoi.… deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
Matthew 5:45… huiois tou patrou vu tou en ouranoi, hoti ton hēlion autou anatellatō epi …… be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise …
Matthew 6:1… to patro vu to en toi ouranoi.… no reward from your Father in heaven.
Matthew 6:9… vis; Patror nu tos en toi ouranoi; hagiazitar tem onomem su,… you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name.
Matthew 7:11… tos patros vu tos en toi ouranoi dōati agatheim toi aitarōntoi auton.… much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who …
Matthew 7:21… tou patrou mu tou en toi ouranoi.… the will of My Father in heaven.
Matthew 10:32… emprosthen tou patrou mu tou en ouranoi;… confess him before My Father in heaven.
Matthew 10:33… emprosthen tou patrou mu tou en ouranoi.… deny him before My Father in heaven.
Matthew 12:50… thelēmem tou patrou mu tou en ouranoi, autos mu adelfos kai adelfas kai …… the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and …
Matthew 16:17… tos patros mu tos en toi ouranoi;… blood, but by My Father in heaven.
Matthew 16:19… tau gēau eti dorēntem en toi ouranoi, kai hem ean luaseia epi tau …… on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth …
Matthew 16:19… tau gēau eti luorēntem en toi ouranoi.… on earth will be loosed in heaven.”
Matthew 18:10… vi hoti tois angelois autoiu en ouranoi dia pantou blepalō tem prosōpem tou …… tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My …
Matthew 18:10… prosōpem tou patrou mu tou en ouranoi.… the face of My Father in heaven.