What does εἰς · οὐρανός mean in the Bible?
εἰς · οὐρανός is a Greek phrase meaning "against heaven".
Greek · G1519, G3772
εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν
Toward · heaven
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εἰς G1519 toward
Pronunciation eis
Expresses motion toward an endpoint, result, or purpose; can indicate entrance, direction, limit, or intended outcome.
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οὐρανός G3772 heaven
Pronunciation ouranós
Heaven signifies both the physical sky and God's transcendent dwelling place where divine rule operates.
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What does εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν (eis ton ouranon) mean in the Bible?
εἰς · οὐρανός is a Greek phrase meaning "against heaven".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1519, G3772?
G1519, G3772 is connected to 1,754 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. against heaven
Source Gloss
against heaven
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 1754
Matt 2:1 · Matt 2:8 · Matt 2:11 · Matt 2:12 · Matt 2:13 · Matt 2:14 · Matt 2:20 · Matt 2:21 · Matt 2:22 · Matt 2:23 · Matt 3:10 · Matt 3:11 · Matt 3:12 · Matt 4:1 · Matt 4:5 · Matt 4:8 1754×
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