adverb
ouranothen
Greekοὐρανόθεν (ouranothen)
Strong’sG3771
from heaven
stem ouranothen-2 times in the New Testament
Translated as
What it means
** οὐρανόθεν
(< οὐρανός),
adv.,[in LXX: IV Mac 4:10*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3771 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidoo-ran-oth'-en
from the sky
Fromfrom G3772 and the enclitic of source;
King Jamesfrom heaven.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
This word never changes. It is spelled the same wherever it appears, so there is nothing to learn beyond the word itself.
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
ouranothen2×
Acts 14:17“from heaven”kaitoi ouk amarturon heauton afiēkata agathourgarōtos, ouranothen vi huetoin dōarōtos kai kairoin karpoforoin, empimplēarōtos trofēau kai eufrosunēau tain kardiain vu.Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.”
Acts 26:13“from heaven”hēmerau mesau kata tan hodan horama, basilevor, ouranothen huper tan lamprotan tou hēliou perilamparatem min fōtem kai toin sun mi poreuerōtoin;About noon, O king, as I was on the road, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and my companions.