What does νεφέλη · οὐρανός mean in the Bible?
νεφέλη · οὐρανός is a Greek phrase meaning "clouds of heaven".
Greek · G3507, G3772
νεφελῶν τοῦ οὐρανοῦ
Cloud · heaven
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νεφέλη G3507 cloud
Pronunciation nephélē
A single, visible cloud (distinct from νέφος, an amorphous mass); often symbolizes divine presence or judgment.
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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 νεφελῶν τοῦ οὐρανοῦ (nephelōn tou ouranou) mean in the Bible?
νεφέλη · οὐρανός is a Greek phrase meaning "clouds of heaven".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3507, G3772?
G3507, G3772 is connected to 25 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. clouds of heaven
Source Gloss
clouds of heaven
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 7 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 7 Aligned forms 25 Case pattern Genitive (9) Number pattern Singular (18)
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Matt 17:5 · Mark 9:7 · Luke 9:34 · Acts 1:9 · Rev 14:14 5×
Nominative · Plural · Feminine Jude 1:12 1×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Matt 17:5 · Mark 9:7 · Luke 9:35 · Rev 14:15 · Rev 14:16 5×
Genitive · Plural · Feminine Matt 24:30 · Matt 26:64 · Mark 14:62 · Rev 1:7 4×
Dative · Singular · Feminine Luke 21:27 · 1 Cor 10:2 · Rev 11:12 3×
Dative · Plural · Feminine Mark 13:26 · 1 Thess 4:17 2×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Luke 9:34 · Luke 12:54 · 1 Cor 10:1 · Rev 10:1 · Rev 14:14 5×
Word Origins
νεφελῶν τοῦ οὐρανοῦ is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain