Heavenly
ἐπουράνιοςStrong’s G2032epouranios
Appears in 17 verses of the New Testament
In short
Epouranios is the Greek word usually translated “heavenly”, “heavenly realms” and “heaven”. It appears in 17 verses of the New Testament.
“If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?”
Meaning
Usually translated “heavenly”, “heavenly realms” and “heaven”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- heavenly 10
- heavenly realms 5
- of heaven 1
- in the heavens 1
- heavenly things 1
- to a heavenly 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Hebrews 6
- Ephesians 5
- 1 Corinthians 3
- John 1
- Philippians 1
- 2 Timothy 1
6 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Corinthians 15:40There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another.
- 1 Corinthians 15:48As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.
- 1 Corinthians 15:49And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.
- Ephesians 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
- Ephesians 1:20Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,
- Ephesians 2:6And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:
Greek dictionary
ἐπουράνιος epouranios · heavenly
ἐπουράνιος, -ον (οὐρανός), [in LXX: Psa.68:14 (שַׁדַּי), DA TH Dan.4:23 A (שָׁמַיִם) 2Ma.3:39, 3Ma.6:28 3Mac 7:6, 4Ma.4:11 AR, 4Ma.11:3 א* ;] in or of heaven, heavenly (in Hom., of the Gods): οἱ ἐ., opposite to ἐπίγειοι and καταχθόνιοι, Php.2:10; to χοϊκός, 1Co.15:48-49; σώματα (see Lft., Col., 376), 1Co.15:40; βασιλεία, 2Ti.4:18; παπρίς, Heb.11:16; Ἱερουσαλήμ, Heb.12:22; κλῆσις (cf. Lft. on Php.3:14), Heb.3:1; τὰ ἐ., Heb.8:5 9:23; opposite to ἐπίγειος, Jhn.3:12; id., of the heavenly regions, Eph.1:3, 20 2:6 3:10 6:12; ἡ δωρεὰ ἡ ἐ., Heb.6:4 (Cremer, 468).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “heavenly” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
HEAV'ENLY, adjective
Pertaining to heaven; celestial; as heavenly regions; heavenly bliss.
- Resembling heaven; supremely excellent; as a heavenly lyre; a heavenly temper.
- Inhabiting heaven; as a heavenly race; the heavenly throng.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.