οὐρανός
“heaven”
Primary meaning: heaven. Strong's: the sky; by extension, heaven (as the abode of God); by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel (Christianity). Lexical nuances: heaven ; of the vault or firmament of heaven, the sky and the aerial regions above the earth: opp. to ἡ γῆ , He 1:10 , II Pe 3:5 , 10 ; ὁ οὐ. καὶ ἡ γῆ , i.e. the world, the universe, Mt 5:18 , Mk 13:31 , Lk 10:21 , Ac 4:24 , Re 10:6 , al.; ἀπ’ ἄκρων οὐ. ἕως ἄ. αὐτῶν (on the absence of art. aft. prep., v. Bl., § 46, 5), Mt 24:31 ; ὑπὸ τὸν οὐ. , Ac 2:5 , Col 1:23 ; ὑψωθῆναι ἕως τοῦ οὐ. , fig., Mt...
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
perhaps from the same as G3735 (ὄρος) (through the idea of elevation);
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: שְׁמַיִן (heavens, sovereign realm of Heaven) -> οὐρανός (heaven)
LXX conceptual translation: שָׁמַיִם (heavens, sky, celestial realm) -> οὐρανός (heaven)
Key Biblical Occurrences (8)
Foundational passages where οὐρανός (ouranos) carries significant theological or narrative weight.