Heavenly
οὐράνιοςStrong’s G3770ouranios
Appears in 9 verses of the New Testament
In short
Ouranios is the Greek word usually translated “heavenly” and “heaven”. It appears in 9 verses of the New Testament.
“Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.”
Meaning
Usually translated “heavenly” and “heaven”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- heavenly 8
- in heaven 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 7
- Luke 1
- Acts 1
3 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 6:14For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
- Matthew 6:26Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
- Matthew 6:32(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
- Matthew 15:13But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.
- Matthew 18:35So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.
- Matthew 23:9And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.
Greek dictionary
οὐράνιος ouranios · heavenly
οὐράνιος, -ον (cl. usually -α, -ον), [in LXX: Deu.28:12 A (שָׁמַיִם), etc. ;] of or in heaven, heavenly: Mat.5:48 6:14, 26 6:32 15:13 18:35 23:9, Luk.2:13, Act.26:19.† (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.